This paper examines economic impacts of coal mining across local government areas (LGAs) in Australia. Three main distinguishing features of this research are a) the analysis through the mining boom and bust cycle, b) a focus on small regional areas within one state in Australia and c) the use of socio‐economic indicators in addition to the standard income and employment indicators. An analysis of socio‐economic changes in the LGAs during the business cycle provides insights as to how coal mining affects sustainable development of regions in the long run. Focus on one state reduces endogeneity in statistical analyses. The use of various socio‐economic indicators helps understanding of the reported negative impacts of mining on local economies. The results show that the coal mining sector creates a spillover effect resulting in an increase in non‐mining employment. The income indicators suggest that the coal mining sector creates positive impacts as indicated by the decreased share of low‐income families in the area. However, some potential risks to housing are found since an increase in coal mining employment leads to increased financial stress due to increased rental costs for low‐income households.

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煤炭开采的经济和社会效益：以昆士兰州为例

本文研究了煤炭开采对澳大利亚地方政府区域（LGAs）的经济影响。这项研究的三个主要区别特征是：a）通过采矿繁荣和萧条周期进行的分析； b）关注澳大利亚一个州内的小区域地区； c）除标准收入和收入外还使用社会经济指标就业指标。对商业周期内地方政府协议中社会经济变化的分析提供了有关煤炭开采从长远来看如何影响区域可持续发展的见解。专注于一种状态会降低统计分析中的内生性。使用各种社会经济指标有助于了解所报告的采矿业对当地经济的负面影响。结果表明，煤炭开采部门产生了溢出效应，导致非采矿业就业人数增加。收入指标表明，该地区低收入家庭所占比例下降表明，煤炭开采业产生了积极影响。但是，发现住房存在一些潜在风险，因为由于低收入家庭的租金上涨，煤矿就业人数的增加导致财务压力增加。