Unconventional oil and gas development and student performance on standardized tests
| dc.contributor.author | Koss, Gal, author | |
| dc.contributor.author | Suter, Jordan, advisor | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mannings, Dale, advisor | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zimmerle, Dan, committee member | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-07T10:19:42Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-06-07T10:19:42Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper evaluates the impacts of unconventional oil and gas extraction on academic achievement. The preparation, drilling, and fracturing of oil and gas wells has been found to create air and noise pollution—which can have negative effects on cognitive performance. Analyzing public school standardized test scores in Colorado, we find that additional drilling activity within 3 km of schools before tests decreases the portion of students who meet statewide standards by 0.75 percentage points, implying 1,857 fewer students met expectations statewide over the analysis period or 1.28% of all students who failed to meet expectations at treated schools. These findings impact how we view the scope of externalities from oil and gas development and informs the ongoing policy debate about minimum distance requirements between new wells and schools. | |
| dc.format.medium | born digital | |
| dc.format.medium | masters theses | |
| dc.identifier | Koss_colostate_0053N_16447.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10217/232481 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Colorado State University. Libraries | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | 2020- | |
| dc.rights | Copyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright. | |
| dc.subject | natural resource economics | |
| dc.subject | student performance | |
| dc.subject | oil and gas | |
| dc.subject | education | |
| dc.title | Unconventional oil and gas development and student performance on standardized tests | |
| dc.type | Text | |
| dcterms.rights.dpla | This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights (https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/). You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s). | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Agricultural and Resource Economics | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Colorado State University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Science (M.S.) |
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