該報告是作者在Alfred P. Sloan基金會的支持下撰寫的有關頁巖公共財政的系列報告之一。 頁巖公共財政項目正在研究與當?shù)貒鴥?nèi)石油和天然氣產(chǎn)量增加相關的對地方政府的財務影響，這主要來自頁巖資源。 其他報告也檢查了此活動對美國每個主要油氣生產(chǎn)州的地方政府財政影響，這些州與油氣相關的稅收收集和分配以及特定地區(qū)的案例研究。

This report is one in a series produced by the authors on shale public finance, supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. The Shale Public Finance project is examining the financial implications for local governments associated with increased domestic oil and gas production, largely from shale resources. Other reports have examined local government fiscal impacts from this activity in every major oil and gas producing U.S. state, oil- and gas-related revenue collection and allocation in those states, and case studies of specific regions. For more information