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

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 105-114

  Kahn, Matthew E ^a,b   Mansur, Erin T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Electricity prices; Manufacturing employment; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876497215     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2013.03.002     Document Type: Article

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