From Polluting to Green Jobs: A Seamless Transition in the U.S.?
IMF Working Papers, July 1, 2022
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- Authors: Katharina Bergant, Rui Mano, Ippei Shibata
- Published: July 1, 2022
- Series: IMF Working Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400215094.001
Overview
- Authors: Katharina Bergant, Rui Mano, Ippei Shibata
- Publication date: July 1, 2022
- Series: Working Paper No. 2022/129
- Issue: 129
- Volume: 2022
- Pages: 36
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400215094.001
- Stock No: WPIEA2022129
- ISBN: 9798400215094
- ISSN: 1018-5941
Research scope and approach
- Dissects green and polluting jobs in the United States across:
- local labor markets,
- industries,
- household-level analysis.
- Studies the impact of the Clean Air Act on labor reallocation between pollution-intensive and greener industries.
Key findings
- Geography alone is not a major impediment to labor reallocation into green jobs.
- Green jobs tend to be systematically different than jobs that are either neutral or in carbon-emitting industries.
- Transitioning out of pollution-intensive jobs into green jobs may pose some challenges due to systematic differences between job types.
- There is a wage premium for green-intensive jobs, which should encourage transitions into green employment.
- The imposition of the Clean Air Act caused workers to shift from pollution-intensive to greener industries.
- Overall employment was not affected by the imposition of the Clean Air Act.
Subjects and keywords
- Subjects: Employment, Environment, Environmental policy, Labor, Labor markets, Wages
- Keywords: Employment, Environmental policy, Environmental Regulation, Global, Green and polluting employment, green job, Green Labor Market Transition, IMF working paper Western Hemisphere department, Labor markets, polluting employment, polluting job, Wages
IMF Working Papers — From Polluting to Green Jobs: A Seamless Transition in the U.S.? (Working Paper No. 2022/129, July 1, 2022)
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