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The impact of electricity prices on European manufacturing jobs

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  • Gert Bijnens
  • Jozef Konings
  • Stijn Vanormelingen

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Increased investment in clean electricity in combination with a rising cost of carbon will most likely lead to higher electricity prices. We examine the impact from changing electricity prices on European manufacturing employment and find a negative elasticity for the most electricity-intensive sectors. Since these sectors are unevenly spread across countries and regions, the negative employment impact from increasing electricity prices will also be unevenly spread. Policymakers should be well aware of this and take mitigating actions to ensure a positive public sentiment towards environment-related price increases. (JEL J23, H23, Q28, Q43)

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  • Gert Bijnens & Jozef Konings & Stijn Vanormelingen, 2022. "The impact of electricity prices on European manufacturing jobs," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(1), pages 38-56, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:54:y:2022:i:1:p:38-56
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2021.1951647
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    • J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
    • Q28 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Government Policy
    • Q43 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - Energy and the Macroeconomy

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