State Taxation, Exploration, and Production in the U.S. Oil Industry
How do firms in nonrenewable resource industries respond to changes in state taxes? This paper presents simulations of changes in state production (severance) tax policy on the timing of exploration and output in Wyoming. The framework developed allows for interactions between taxes levied by different levels of government. Results suggest that oil production is highly inelastic with respect to changes in production taxes. Policy implications suggest that increases in production taxes on oil risk little loss in future production. The extent to which these results may generalize to other oil producing states is considered. JEL Codes: H71, Q32 Copyright Blackwell Publishing, Inc. 2003
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2003
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Authors: | Kunce, Mitch ; Gerking, Shelby ; Morgan, William ; Maddux, Ryan |
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Journal of Regional Science. - Wiley Blackwell, ISSN 0022-4146. - Vol. 43.2003, 4, p. 749-770
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Wiley Blackwell |
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