Learning by drilling: Interfirm learning and relationship persistence in the Texas oilpatch

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1961-2004

  Kellogg, Ryan ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLING; GAS INDUSTRY; LEARNING; OIL INDUSTRY; OIL PRODUCTION; PRODUCTIVITY;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857410569     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjr039     Document Type: Article

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