Do local energy prices and regulation affect the geographic concentration of employment?

Manufacturing industries differ with respect to their energy intensity, labor-to-capital ratio and their pollution intensity. Across the United States, there is significant variation in electricity prices and labor and environmental regulation. This paper examines whether the basic logic of comparat...

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Published in:Journal of public economics 2013-05, Vol.101, p.105-114
Main Authors: Kahn, Matthew E., Mansur, Erin T.
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Electricity
Electricity prices
Energy market
Energy prices
Manufacturing
Manufacturing employment
Pollution
Public economics
Regulation
U.S.A
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Energy prices
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Manufacturing employment
Pollution
Public economics
Regulation
U.S.A
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