Replication data for: The Local Economic and Welfare Consequences of Hydraulic Fracturing

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Alexander W. Bartik; Janet Currie; Michael Greenstone; Christopher R. Knittel

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Project Citation:

Bartik, Alexander W., Currie, Janet, Greenstone, Michael, and Knittel, Christopher R. Replication data for: The Local Economic and Welfare Consequences of Hydraulic Fracturing. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2019. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2025-05-30. https://doi.org/10.3886/E231454V1

Project Description

Summary: Exploiting geological variation and timing in the initiation of hydraulic fracturing, we find that fracking leads to sharp increases in oil and gas recovery and improvements in a wide set of economic indicators. There is also evidence of deterioration in local amenities, which may include increases in crime, noise, and traffic and declines in health. Using a Rosen-Roback-style spatial equilibrium model to infer the net welfare impacts, we estimate that willingness-to-pay (WTP) for allowing fracking equals about $2,500 per household annually (4.9 percent of household income), although WTP is heterogeneous, ranging from more than $10,000 to roughly 0 across 10 shale regions.

Scope of Project

JEL Classification:
      D12 Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
      K42 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
      L71 Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Hydrocarbon Fuels
      Q35 Hydrocarbon Resources
      Q51 Valuation of Environmental Effects
      Q53 Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
      R41 Transportation: Demand, Supply, and Congestion; Travel Time; Safety and Accidents; Transportation Noise

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