Alaska OCS Socioeconomic Studies Program. Technical Report Number 42. Lower Cook Inlet Petroleum Development Scenarios: Economic and Demographic Analysis

摘要

The report uses the MAP model of the Alaska economy to forecast the impact of OCS development in the Lower Cook Inlet. A base case composed of events not including the Lower Cook lease sale is forecast. Three scenarios examining OCS activity are also projected and compared to the base to determine the impacts. Sensitivity of the important assumptions is conducted.