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{{short description|Large inflow of income from high production or prices of oil}}
{{about|[[Boom and bust|economic booms]] in the oil sector|the oil spill management device|Boom (containment)}}
An '''oil boom''' is a
==Consequences==▼
According to the [[Dutch disease]] theory, the sudden discovery of oil may cause a decline in the manufacturing sector. The consequences will vary from country to country, depending on the country's economic structure and stage of development.<ref name ="eqg">{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=m7k_jClAAh8C&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22oil+boom%22&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=OibKS4jVMKruzQTUxNDXBw&cd=12#v=onepage&q=%22oil%20boom%22&f=false|page=31|title=Mineral-rich countries and Dutch disease: Understanding the macroeconomic implications of windfalls and the development prospects the case of Equatorial Guinea|first=Achille|last=Toto Same|publisher=World Bank Publications|year= 2008|isbn=}}▼
</ref> For example, after the oil boom in [[Gabon]], the country showed symptoms of the Dutch disease,<ref name ="gabon">{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zo3Y6CM7EZEC&pg=PA9&dq=%22oil+boom%22&lr=&as_brr=1&ei=FijKS4qaCZb0ygTqiNjfBw&cd=1#v=onepage&q=%22oil%20boom%22&f=false|page=9|title=What happens when a country does not adjust to terms of trade shocks?: the case of oil-rich Gabon|first=Ali|last=Zafar|publisher=World Bank Publications|year= 2004|isbn=978-1-00-716495-7}}▼
</ref> while oil-producing [[Equatorial Guinea]] did not.<ref name ="eqg" />▼
==History==
Some important oil booms around the world include:
* [[Mexican oil boom]] ([[Mexico]],
* [[Pennsylvanian oil rush]] ([[United States]], 1859)
* [[Texas oil boom]] (United States, early
* [[Calgary#Oil boom|Calgary oil boom]] ([[Canada]], 1947)
* [[North Dakota oil boom]] (United States,
▲==Consequences==
▲According to the [[Dutch disease]] theory, the sudden discovery of oil may cause a decline in the manufacturing sector. The consequences will vary from country to country, depending on the country's economic structure and stage of development.<ref name ="eqg">{{cite book|url=
▲</ref> For example, after the oil boom in [[Gabon]], the country showed symptoms of the Dutch disease,<ref name ="gabon">{{cite book|url=
▲</ref> while oil-producing [[Equatorial Guinea]] did not.<ref name ="eqg" />
== See also ==
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==References==
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[[Category:Oil booms| ]]▼
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