Unconventional Oil and Gas Development and Agricultural Land-use in the U.S

Yuelu Xu, Levan Elbakidze and Xiaoli Etienne

No 316536, 2022 Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting (Virtual), January 7-9, 2022 from Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

Abstract: The rapid development of unconventional oil and gas (UOG) has raised public concerns about its land use and competition with agriculture. Using county-level data from 1997 to 2018, we find that on average, UOG development negatively affected crop acreage in the contiguous U.S. However, there exists significant regional heterogeneity. The relationship is positive in Southwestern region, U-shaped in Great Plains, and negative in Appalachia. There is significant difference in crop acreage between counties with and without UOG after 2008 in the contiguous U.S. and Great Plains. The reduction in crop acreage after 2008 was highest in Great Plains.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; Land Economics/Use; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37
Date: 2022-01
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.316536

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