Environmental regulations and labor markets

Environmental regulations such as air quality standards can lead to notable improvements in ambient air quality and to related health benefits. But they impose additional production costs on firms and may reduce productivity, earnings, and employment, especially in sectors exposed to trade and intensive in labor. The limited empirical evidence suggests that the benefits are likely to outweigh the costs.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Deschenes, Olivier
Published in:	IZA World of Labor. - Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), ISSN 2054-9571. - 2014
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	job displacement \| employment \| productivity \| air quality standards \| regulation

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.15185/izawol.22 [DOI] 846119919 [GVK] hdl:10419/125247 [Handle] RePEc:iza:izawol:journl:y:2014:n:22 [RePEc]
Classification:	J23 - Employment Determination; Job Creation; Demand for Labor; Self-Employment ; Q52 - Pollution Control Costs; Distributional Effects ; Q54 - Climate; Natural Disasters ; Q48 - Government Policy ; Q58 - Government Policy
Source:	EconStor

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