Final published version, 1.14 MB, PDF document
Available under license: CC BY: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Research output: Working paper
Research output: Working paper
}
TY - UNPB
T1 - Effect of natural resource extraction on school performance: Evidence from Texas
AU - Schiller, Anita
AU - Slechten, Aurelie
PY - 2024/5/8
Y1 - 2024/5/8
N2 - This study examines the effects of oil and gas extraction activities on the educational outcomes of high school students in Texas, focusing on potential variations in these impacts among different demographic groups. We use school-level data from the Texas Academic Performance Reports between 2012-2020, with school performance measured by average scores on the American College Test (ACT). The primary variable of interest is the exposure to oil and gas activities, measured by changes in oil and gas revenues within each school district. The empirical approach controls for school characteristics, and student demographics. To address endogeneity concerns, we adopt an instrumental variable approach. Although the overall impact of oil and gas operations on average school ACT scores is not statistically significant, these activities do influence the relationship between student socioeconomic status and academicachievement. Specifically, for schools situated within districts that receive substantial oil and gas revenues, a small increase in the proportion of economically disadvantaged students is associated with a substantial decline in ACT scores.
AB - This study examines the effects of oil and gas extraction activities on the educational outcomes of high school students in Texas, focusing on potential variations in these impacts among different demographic groups. We use school-level data from the Texas Academic Performance Reports between 2012-2020, with school performance measured by average scores on the American College Test (ACT). The primary variable of interest is the exposure to oil and gas activities, measured by changes in oil and gas revenues within each school district. The empirical approach controls for school characteristics, and student demographics. To address endogeneity concerns, we adopt an instrumental variable approach. Although the overall impact of oil and gas operations on average school ACT scores is not statistically significant, these activities do influence the relationship between student socioeconomic status and academicachievement. Specifically, for schools situated within districts that receive substantial oil and gas revenues, a small increase in the proportion of economically disadvantaged students is associated with a substantial decline in ACT scores.
KW - natural resources
KW - oil and gas activities
KW - human capital
KW - education
M3 - Working paper
T3 - Economics Working Papers Series
BT - Effect of natural resource extraction on school performance: Evidence from Texas
PB - Lancaster University, Department of Economics
CY - Lancaster
ER -