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

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

1. Employment Impacts

   • net employment growth
   • employment stability
   • wage levels
   • adult labor outcomes

2. Industry Impacts

   • productivity levels
   • operational limits
   • development freeze
   • sanctioning/shutting down plants
   • industry diversification (or lack thereof)
   • optimal location of firm
   • smaller firms vs. larger firms --how do they SCALE and how does this impact resiliency/viability?

3. Studies

   • growth modelling
   • difference in differences modeling

4. Economic Impacts

   • emissions control - costs
   • long term growth
   • competition
   • per capita personal income

5. policy implications

   • preparations for economic impact
     • what can local gov't do?
       • career counseling
       • what protections for firms??
       • job skill training??
   • corporate information disclosure?
     • reporting/public disclosre

6. Clean Power Plan

   • reduction in energy consumption --Forecasting impact on industry?
     • at county level
       • resiliency
       • dependency
         • what about the community makes it more or less resilient?