The Texas Drilling Boom and Local Human Capital Investment Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • AbstractResearchers and citizens alike question the long-term impacts of the shale oil boom on local communities. Studies have considered the booms effects on employment, income, mobility, and human capital acquisition. This research specifically builds on research considering shale effects on secondary schooling. Using county-level data from Texas, we investigate two questions: (1) Has the latest oil boom led to a reduction in local high school graduation? (2) Is this effect different for immigrants, a group potentially vulnerable to local wage effects? Findings indicate insignificant overall effects; however, local oil drilling increases immigrant high school dropout rates.

published proceedings

  • JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS

author list (cited authors)

  • Carpenter, C. W., Anderson, D., & Dudensing, R.

citation count

  • 5

complete list of authors

  • Carpenter, Craig Wesley||Anderson, David||Dudensing, Rebekka

publication date

  • May 2019