A tale of two shale plays

Review of Regional Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-119

  White, Nancy E ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic fracturing; Local economic development; Local fiscal policy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY RESOURCE; FISCAL POLICY; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDRAULIC FRACTURE; HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR; HYDROCARBON RESOURCE; LABOR MARKET; SHALE;

NORTH DAKOTA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874305195     PISSN: 0048749X     EISSN: 15530892     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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