The effects of a natural gas boom on employment and income in Colorado, Texas, and Wyoming

Energy Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1580-1588

  Weber, Jeremy G ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Resource extraction; Shale gas

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ECONOMIC GAINS; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; EMPIRICAL STUDIES; GAS DRILLINGS; GAS PRODUCTIONS; GAS RESERVOIR; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; NATURAL-GAS PRODUCTION; RESOURCE EXTRACTION; SHALE GAS; WYOMING;

EMPLOYMENT; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS WELL PRODUCTION; OIL WELL DRILLING; PROFITABILITY; RURAL AREAS; SHALE; WAGES;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EMPLOYMENT; GAS PRODUCTION; NATURAL GAS; RURAL AREA; SHALE;

ARKANSAS; COLORADO; FAYETTEVILLE; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 84864813972     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2011.11.013     Document Type: Article

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