Impact of oil and gas boom and busts on working-age mortality in the U.S.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The oil and gas sector is prone to boom-and-bust cycles that create precarious employment conditions, social disruptions, and environmental stressors, which could impact working-age mortality (i.e., premature death between 25 and 64 years old).

Methods

We evaluated the association between booms and busts from oil and gas development with respect to working-age mortality. Using integrated county-level oil and gas production data with mortality records (2000-2011), we implemented a two-way fixed effects spatial lag of X (i.e., SLX) Poisson regression model, accounting for county-specific trends. We also estimated a distributed lag model to test for long-run effects after the initial shock.

Results

We find stronger evidence that busts, rather than booms, in oi

SUBMITTER: Thombs RP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12637344 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature