Natural resources, demand for skills, and schooling choices

Aline Bütikofer, Antonio Dalla-Zuanna and Kjell G Salvanes

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2025, vol. 133, issue C

Abstract: This paper studies the consequences of the buildup of a new economic sector—the Norwegian petroleum industry—on investment in human capital. We assess both short- and long-term effects on educational choices by comparing individuals in oil-exposed regions with those in unexposed regions. We analyze how the effects and mechanisms change as the sector develops. Our results indicate a short-term increase in the high school dropout rate and a long-term decrease in academic high school and college enrolment, except for engineering degrees. Financial incentives are the most likely channels driving these effects on high school and university education.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103212

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