Coal demand, market forces, and U.S. coal mine closures.

Economic transitions have the potential to displace workers and cause social unrest. Coal mine closures and the resulting employment losses in rural areas have become salient issues. Using data on coal mine and power plant operation, we model closure as a function of expected profits, which allows u...

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Publicado en:	Economic Inquiry Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 35 - 58
Autores principales:	Watson, Brett, Lange, Ian, Linn, Joshua
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Wiley-Blackwell Jan2023
Materias:	Social unrest Mine closures Coal mining Coal Natural gas prices Electric power consumption
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