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Energy Transitions and Household Finance: Evidence from U.S. Coal Mining

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  • Ding Du
  • Stephen A Karolyi

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Between 2010 and 2020, the U.S. coal industry experienced a 50% drop in production, employment, and active mines, driven by regulatory factors and technological innovation in alternative energy sources. We study the impact of this energy transition on household employment, wages, migration, and home ownership in affected communities. Compared to non-coal-producing, resource-rich counties, coal-producing counties experience 6% and 4% drops in employment and wages, respectively, during this period. Economic mobility and access to banking services significantly moderate these real effects, suggesting a potential role for finance to shape the industrial and economic changes associated with climate transitions. (JEL G20, G50, J61, Q55, Q58)Authors have furnished an Internet Appendix, which is available on the Oxford University Press Web site next to the link to the final published paper online.

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  • Ding Du & Stephen A Karolyi, 2023. "Energy Transitions and Household Finance: Evidence from U.S. Coal Mining," The Review of Corporate Finance Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 12(4), pages 723-760.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:rcorpf:v:12:y:2023:i:4:p:723-760.
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    JEL classification:

    • G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General
    • G50 - Financial Economics - - Household Finance - - - General
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
    • Q55 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Technological Innovation
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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