Valuation of expectations: A hedonic study of shale gas development and New York's moratorium

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

Volumn 77, Issue , 2016, Pages 14-30

  Boslett, Andrew ^a   Guilfoos, Todd ^a   Lang, Corey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Border discontinuity; Difference in differences; Expectations; Hedonic valuation; Hydraulic fracturing; Moratorium; Rational expectations; Shale gas development

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; SHALE GAS;

BORDER DISCONTINUITY; DIFFERENCE-IN-DIFFERENCES; EXPECTATIONS; GAS DEVELOPMENT; MORATORIUM; RATIONAL EXPECTATIONS;

SHALE;

DESIGN METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; GEOLOGY; HEDONIC ANALYSIS; HYDRAULIC FRACTURING; RATIONALIZATION; RESEARCH WORK; SHALE GAS; VALUATION;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84960918169     PISSN: 00950696     EISSN: 10960449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2015.12.003     Document Type: Article

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