The dramatic increase in oil and gas production from shale formations has led to an intense
interest in its impact on local area economies. Exploration, drilling and extraction are …

This paper empirically investigates the regional economic impact of oil and gas extraction in
Texas during the recent shale oil boom. Regressions with county-level data over the period …

We investigate local economic impacts of shale gas development using the natural
experiment of the discontinuity in regulation caused by New York's 2008 moratorium on …

Innovations in hydraulic fracturing have led to oil and gas booms in various shale plays
across the US The economic impact of shale development has been estimated previously …

The advent of shale gas in economically and commercially viable scale has changed the
dynamics of the US energy profile making it a net exporter of natural gas. However, despite …

The US shale boom has intensified interest in how the expanding oil and gas sector affects
local economic performance. Research has produced mixed results and has not compared …

Abstract Using the Synthetic Control Method (SCM) and a novel method for measuring
changes in educational attainment we examine the link between educational attainment and …

Profitable extraction of previously inaccessible shale energy reserves has led to the rapid
expansion of shale exploration across the United States. We present one of the first …

In countries around the world, the public debate over the prospect of high volume hydraulic
fracturing for shale gas has revolved around its environmental impacts, while taking as a …

This paper examines the economic experience of past energy booms and that of current
unconventional shale gas and oil development. We focus on key economic characteristics of …