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The current debate over acid rain controls is chiefly a regional conflict. The distribution of employment impacts may be the most critical obstacle to establishing a control policy. Despite the importance of this issue, there have been no thorough employment impact studies. This chapter reports on the development and application of a regional modeling system designed to fill this gap. The system combines several existing models including a multiregional input-output model and a regional electricity model. Initial results indicate that net employment losses from acid rain control are typically overstated as a result.
This paper refers to material in published OTA studies. The views expressed in the paper, however, are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Office of Technology Assessment or the Technology Assessment Board.
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Berkman, M., Blair, P. (1985). Regional Economic Trade-Offs in Sulfur Emissions Control Policy. In: Calzonetti, F.J., Solomon, B.D. (eds) Geographical Dimensions of Energy. The GeoJournal Library, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5416-8_24
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