Economic and employment impacts of Clean Air Act & Clean Power Plan

Employment Impacts
1. net employment growth
2. employment stability
3. wage levels
4. adult labor outcomes
Industry Impacts
1. productivity levels
2. operational limits
3. development freeze
4. sanctioning/shutting down plants
5. industry diversification (or lack thereof)
6. optimal location of firm
7. smaller firms vs. larger firms --how do they SCALE and how does this impact resiliency/viability?
Studies
1. growth modelling
2. difference in differences modeling
Economic Impacts
1. emissions control - costs
2. long term growth
3. competition
4. per capita personal income
policy implications
1. preparations for economic impact
  1. what can local gov't do?
    1. career counseling
    2. what protections for firms??
    3. job skill training??
2. corporate information disclosure?
  1. reporting/public disclosre
Clean Power Plan
1. reduction in energy consumption --Forecasting impact on industry?
  1. at county level
    1. resiliency
    2. dependency
      1. what about the community makes it more or less resilient?

Resource summary

	Created by sekennedy almost 9 years ago