Finally, there is the relationship between oil prices and fiscal and monetary policies in the oil-consuming countries. To combat the effect of high oil prices, consuming countries adopt expansionary economic policies, lowering interest rates and increasing government spending.
最后，油价与石油进口国的货币和财政政策也存在联系。为了抵消高油价的负面作用，石油进口国采取了扩张性的经济政策，降低利率并增加政府支出，使得经济能在高油价下继续增长。但持续增长导致对石油的需求不断上升，使得油价更加高涨。而货币和财政政策之外的反面则是经济衰退，到了那时油价才会停止上升。