Energy and the Economy
The Kansas City Fed actively focuses on energy-related economic research. Our work provides insights on the energy industry within our seven-state region of the Tenth Federal Reserve District, nationally and globally.
Energy Research
Energy Survey
The Energy Survey monitors energy firms located and/or headquartered in the Tenth District, with results based on total firm...
Energy Databook
The Kansas City Fed's quarterly Energy Databook summarizes indicators to help monitor trends and compare past information.
Energy Conference
The Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Kansas City hold an annual joint energy conference, which focuses on the key drivers...
Gasoline Prices Unlikely to Bring Down Inflation in 2023
Gasoline prices are unlikely to relieve inflationary pressures any further this year.
Disruptions to Russian Energy Supply Likely to Weigh on European Output
The Russia-Ukraine war and subsequent oil sanctions from European countries have substantially disrupted the supply of Russian...
Energy: A Sector in a Pivotal Transition
The shift toward renewable sources has wide impact for the U.S. economy.
Turmoil in Commodity Markets
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022, has caused broad disruptions in global commodity markets.
Rational but Not Prescient: Borrowing During the Fracking Boom
Owners who leased natural gas rights in the mid-2000s expected large payments and so borrowed thousands of dollars.
Lessons From Energy Markets for the Broader Economy
Across a variety of energy commodities, developments in both supply and demand have led to rapid price increases.
Older Energy Research
2020
- "Death of Coal and Breath of Life: The Effect of Power Plant Closure on Local Air"
By Jason P. Brown and Colton Tousey
Research Working Paper, Oct. 15, 2020 - "Predicting the Oil Market"
By Charles W. Calomiris, Nida Cakir Melek, and Harry Mamaysky
Research Working Paper, Dec. 23, 2020
2019
- "External LinkDrilling Productivity in the United States: What Lies Beneath"
By Jason P. Brown and David Rodziewicz
Economic Bulletin, May 22, 2019 - "Does Resource Ownership Matter? Oil and Gas Royalties and the Income Effect of Extraction"
By Jason Brown, Timothy Fitzgerald, and Jeremy G. Weber
Research Working Paper, Jan. 23, 2019
2018
- "Oil and Gas Productivity Doubled in the Past Five Years--What Happens Next?"
By Chad Wilkerson
Oklahoma Economist, June 18, 2018 - "Energy Investment Variability within the Macroeconomy"
By David Rodziewicz
Economic Review, Aug. 22, 2018 - "What Could Resurging U.S. Energy Production Mean for the U.S. Trade Deficit?"
By Nida Cakir Melek and Jun Nie
Economic Bulletin, March 7, 2018
2017
- "Do Adverse Oil Price Shocks Change Loan Contract Terms for Energy Firms?"
By Rajdeep Sengupta, W. Blake Marsh and David Rodziewicz
Economic Review, Nov. 30, 2017 - "Resource Booms and the Macroeconomy: The Case of U.S. Shale Oil"
By Nida Cakir Melek, Michael Plante and Mine K. Yucel
Research Working Paper, Sept. 22, 2017 - "Lifting the U.S. Crude Oil Export Ban: Prospects for Increasing Oil Market Efficiency"
By Nida Cakir Melek and Elena Ojeda
Economic Review, June 28, 2017 - "Response of Consumer Debt to Income Shocks: The Case of Energy Booms and Busts"
By Jason Brown
Research Working Paper, May 19, 2017
2016
- "How is Oklahoma’s Economy Performing Relative to other Oil and Gas States?"
By Chad Wilkerson
Oklahoma Economist, June 9, 2016