Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), University of Alaska Anchorage: “Alaska’s Petroleum Industry: Transformative, But Is It Sustainable,” April 2011.
The above analysis from ISER provides an excellent overview of the fundamentals of both Alaska’s current economy and its future outlook. Oil production has built the Alaska economy, but extending the current production and revenue numbers past 2020 reveals “a story of significant decline.” What does that mean for Alaska and Alaskans? Read the easy to understand ISER analysis at the following link.