Jobs Versus the Environment: An Industry-Level Perspective

Morgenstern, Richard D.; Pizer, William A.; Shih, Jhih‐Shyang

doi:10.1006/jeem.2001.1191

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“…The majority of studies found negative regulatory effects on profits and productivity [6][7][8]22,29,[46][47][48]. Other studies found none or a positive effect [12,26,37,[49][50][51]. Interestingly, in a study of several American industrial sectors, Shadbegian and Grey [37] found that the economic returns on investments in abatement capital, on average, are lower than investments made on an exclusively commercial basis.…”

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Effect of Environmental Regulation Stringency on the Pulp and Paper Industry

Brolund

Lundmark

2017

Sustainability

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Abstract:The article investigates whether environmental regulations have affected productivity development and technological change in the European pulp and paper industry. A dynamic panel data approach is selected for analyzing a sample consisting of the pulp and paper industries in eight European countries. Industry total factor productivity for the period 1993-2009 is used as the dependent variable; it is explained by the intensities of environmental regulations for various types of pollutants, as well as by a number of other independent variables. The econometric results indicate that the regulation of nitrogen oxides is associated with productivity improvements with a one-year lag, whereas regulations regarding sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide have not had any statistically significant impact. In line with the a priori expectations, the price of pulp is connected to a negative effect, while lagged R&D expenditures have had corresponding positive impacts. However, since stationary tests are asymptotic and the data series are quite short, strong conclusions regarding the actual causal effect of environmental policy could not be drawn. The results could therefore not be viewed as a proof of the so-called strong Porter hypothesis postulating that stringent well-designed environmental regulations increase productivity growth compared to a no-policy scenario.

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Effect of Environmental Regulation Stringency on the Pulp and Paper Industry

Brolund

Lundmark

2017

Sustainability

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“…The form that is conventionally most widely used is the trans-logarithmic form, due to its great flexibility (see, for instance, Tran and Smith, 1983;Bjørndal and Gordon, 2001;Morgenstern et al, 2002;Nøstbakken, 2006or Lazkano, 2008. Thus, the model to be estimated is the following:…”

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Economic structure of fishing activity: an analysis of mackerel fishery management in the Basque Country

García‐Enríquez

Murillas-Maza²,

Arteche

2016

EARN

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This paper analyses the activity of the Basque fleet during the mackerel fishing season and presents an economic analysis of the equilibrium of this fishery. It seeks to determine whether its economic structure represents an internal factor explaining the fishermen's behaviour. The inverse demand function and the average cost function are therefore estimated. Moreover, the analysis conducted here also takes into account the institutional dimension by factoring in current fishery regulation measures. Conclusions are drawn as to whether the incentives provided by the management measures and the strategy of fishermen are optimal on the basis of the estimated economic functions. KEYWORDS:Cost structure, economic equilibrium, fishery, inverse demand function, mackerel. Estructura económica de la actividad pesquera: un análisis de la gestión de la pesquería del verdel en el País VascoRESUMEN: Este trabajo analiza la actividad de la flota vasca durante la costera del verdel y presenta un análisis económico del equilibrio de esta pesquería. Se pretende determinar si su estructura económica representa un factor interno que explica el comportamiento de los pescadores. Así, se estiman la función inversa de demanda y la función de costes medios. Además, el análisis también considera la dimensión institucional, incorporando las actuales medidas de regulación de la pesquería. Se concluye analizando si los incentivos generados por las medidas de gestión y la estrategia de los pescadores son óptimos en base a las funciones económicas estimadas.PALABRAS CLAVE: Estructura de costes, equilibrio económico, función inversa de demanda, pesquería, verdel.Clasificación JEL: Q21, Q22.

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“…But as Morgenstern, Pizer, and Shih (2002) have emphasized, the regulations may also increase demand for labor to be used in pollution control activities, both in the regulated industry and in companies that supply pollution control equipment or services. In addition, these direct labor demand effects will be accompanied by multiplier effects.…”

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“…One argument is that environmental regulations may also create jobs. As research by Morgenstern, Pizer, and Shih (2002) has pointed out, regulation may cause added jobs in pollution control, either in regulated firms or their suppliers. In addition, general equilibrium adjustments, macroeconomic adjustments, or policy may cause lost jobs in the regulated sector to be offset by job gains elsewhere in the national economy.…”

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Social Costs of Jobs Lost Due to Environmental Regulations

Bartik¹

2013

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Jobs Versus the Environment: An Industry-Level Perspective

Cited by 262 publications

References 26 publications

Effect of Environmental Regulation Stringency on the Pulp and Paper Industry

Effect of Environmental Regulation Stringency on the Pulp and Paper Industry

Economic structure of fishing activity: an analysis of mackerel fishery management in the Basque Country

Social Costs of Jobs Lost Due to Environmental Regulations

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