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R.C. Smith, PhD
Ryan C. Smith, PhD
Writer & Economics Researcher
Coming September!
The Real Oil Shock:
How Oil Transformed Money, Debt, and Finance
My debut academic book will tell the story of how the 1973 Oil Shock transformed modern finance and made the neoliberal economic order possible. This exploration of the relationships between fossil fuels and finance provides new insights on the foundations of the modern global economy.
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About Ryan C. Smith, PhD
Ryan C. Smith is an economics researcher specializing in energy economics, renewable energy, the international oil industry, global finance, supply chains, and the modern Middle East. He has a PhD in Economic & Social History from the University of Glasgow, Scotland. He is currently living in San Francisco, California.
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