TY - JOUR
T1 - Economic effects in the UK periphery from unconventional gas development: Evidence from Wales
AU - Evans, Neil
AU - Jones, Calvin
AU - Munday, Max
AU - Song, Meng
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - The paper examines the potential regional economic benefits of the development of unconventional gas. Wales (UK) represents an interesting lens through which to examine the expected effects of unconventional gas developments. In spite of significant resource endowments the region has found it difficult to internalise the economic benefits from prior energy developments. We examine whether possible commercial exploitation of unconventional gas in Wales will be any different from recent rounds of resource and energy investment. We address the challenges for resource peripheries in embedding economic activity linked to unconventional gas and show that there are dangers in generalising economic impact evidence from other states.
AB - The paper examines the potential regional economic benefits of the development of unconventional gas. Wales (UK) represents an interesting lens through which to examine the expected effects of unconventional gas developments. In spite of significant resource endowments the region has found it difficult to internalise the economic benefits from prior energy developments. We examine whether possible commercial exploitation of unconventional gas in Wales will be any different from recent rounds of resource and energy investment. We address the challenges for resource peripheries in embedding economic activity linked to unconventional gas and show that there are dangers in generalising economic impact evidence from other states.
KW - Input-output analysis
KW - Regional economic development
KW - Shale gas and coal bed methane
KW - Wales
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544218320504?via%3Dihub
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U2 - 10.1016/j.energy.2018.10.060
DO - 10.1016/j.energy.2018.10.060
M3 - Article
SN - 0360-5442
VL - 166
SP - 1037
EP - 1046
JO - Energy
JF - Energy
ER -