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The long term consequences of resource-based specialisation

Michaels, Guy ORCID: 0000-0002-8796-4536 (2011) The long term consequences of resource-based specialisation. The Economic Journal, 121 (551). pp. 31-57. ISSN 0013-0133

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Identification Number: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2010.02402.x

Abstract

Using geological variation in oil abundance in the Southern US, I examine the long term effects of resource-based specialisation through economic channels. In 1890 oil abundant counties were similar to other nearby counties but after oil was discovered they began to specialise in its production. From 1940-90 oil abundance increased local employment per square kilometre especially in mining but also in manufacturing. Oil abundant counties had higher population growth, higher per capita income and better infrastructure. © 2010 The Author(s). The Economic Journal © 2010 Royal Economic Society.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref...
Additional Information: © 2010 Royal Economic Society.
Divisions: Economics
Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD100 Land Use
JEL classification: N - Economic History > N5 - Agriculture, Natural Resources, Environment, and Extractive Industries > N52 - U.S.; Canada: 1913-
O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O13 - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
R - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, and Changes
Date Deposited: 01 Dec 2010 10:25
Last Modified: 04 Dec 2024 05:15
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/30120

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