Blog: Shale Drilling Highly Sensitive to Price, Meaning Job Gains May Not Be...
Publication Date: November 25, 2013Cross posted at Third and StateNatural gas drilling in the six states spanning the Marcellus Shale is highly sensitive to price fluctuations. High prices fueled...
View ArticleBlog: A Shift in Drilling from Pennsylvania to Ohio
Publication Date: November 26, 2013Cross posted at Third and StateTo follow up on my blog post Monday, here is a look at how shale drilling has shifted from Pennsylvania to Ohio and other areas with...
View ArticleBlog: Many Core Drilling Jobs Existed Before Emergence of Hydrofracking
Publication Date: December 4, 2013Cross posted at Third and StateIt’s been nearly two weeks since we released a report with the Multi-State Shale Research Collaborative finding that drilling in the...
View ArticleBlog: It's Great to Have Gas
Authors: Sharon Ward Publication Date: January 17, 2014Cross posted at Third and StateA new report out from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University gives Pennsylvania low marks for its...
View ArticleBlog: Fuzzy Shale Jobs Math. One More Time...in PA's New State Energy Plan
Authors: Stephen Herzenberg Publication Date: January 21, 2014Cross posted at Third and StateWith the Corbett administration rolling out a new State Energy Plan today, I'll leave it to the energy...
View ArticleBlog: A Few Inconvenient Shale Truths
Publication Date: February 25, 2014Cross posted at Third and StateFor a long time, we've been making two points about natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale. One, Pennsylvania's drilling impact...
View ArticleBlog: Another Reality Check on PA Marcellus Shale Employment
Authors: Mark Price Publication Date: February 28, 2014Cross posted at Third and StateFor quite some time now, we have been putting out jobs data explaining that drilling in the Marcellus Shale has...
View ArticleBlog: Apocalypse Not: Study Finds Severance Tax Unlikely to Scare Away...
Publication Date: March 26, 2014Cross posted at Third and StateBy Parth Vaishnav (left) & Nathaniel Horner (right) of Carnegie Mellon UniversityA common argument against enacting a severance tax...
View ArticleBlog: PA Senator Proposing 5% Natural Gas Severance Tax
Publication Date: March 27, 2014Cross posted at Third and StateState Senator Vincent Hughes of Philadelphia will unveil a plan today to assess a 5% severance tax on natural gas drilling in...
View ArticleBlog: Morning Must Reads: A Natural Gas Severance Tax This Year?
Publication Date: April 17, 2014Cross posted at Third and StateMomentum is building to enact a natural gas severance tax in Pennsylvania. But don't take it from us.The Triadvocate has an analysis of...
View ArticleThe Shale Tipping Point
Publication Date: December 17, 2014 Attachment: The Shale Tipping PointHow does hydro-fracking affect the rural communities at the epicenter of drilling activity? A rich body of literature on the...
View ArticleThe State of Working Pennsylvania 2015
Authors: Mark Price Authors: Stephen Herzenberg Publication Date: September 2, 2015 Attachment: Download the Research Report (pdf)Read the press releaseDownload the full reportExecutive SummaryThe...
View ArticleKRC Finds The State of Working PA 2015 Is Improving but Still Precarious
State Budget Deadlock, Stagnant Wages & Incomes, Threaten PA’s Recovery Date of Press Release: September 2, 2015 Attachment: Download the press release (pdf)Read the full reportHARRISBURG, Pa. –...
View ArticleNatural Gas Producers in PA Don’t Pay Their Fair Share
Publication Date: October 18, 2017This policy brief was published by the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, a project of the Keystone Research Center.READ THE FULL POLICY BRIEF HERE.By Stephen...
View ArticleExaggerating the Employment Impacts of Shale Drilling: How and Why
Publication Date: November 21, 2013Download a PDF Version of the Full ReportRead a Press Release and Listen to a Nov. 21 Media Conference CallThis report was released by the Multi-State Shale Research...
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