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Description
This project systematically examines the impact of the clean energy transition, as experienced to date,
on workers, families, and local economies. Using a rich, administrative microdata infrastructure
combining detailed employer and employee characteristics, we first assess how the recent decline in
demand for coal has affected exposed workers on a range of outcomes, including employment,
earnings, population mobility, social insurance participation, and mortality. We analyze these outcomes
across different worker characteristics and across regions to understand the role of labor market
frictions in preventing the smooth adjustment to the energy transition. Second, we compare the
characteristics of workers employed at establishments that exit and enter energy communities over the
past decade to determine whether new and ongoing investments in these areas could help mitigate
transitional costs for workers.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 9/1/24 → 2/5/25 |
Funding
- Resources for the Future Incorporated: $920.00
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