Closures of coal-fired power stations in Australia: local unemployment effects
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- Burke, Paul J. & Best, Rohan & Jotzo, Frank, 2019. "Closures of coal-fired power stations in Australia: local unemployment effects," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 63(01), January.
- Paul J. Burke & Rohan Best & Frank Jotzo, 2019. "Closures of coal‐fired power stations in Australia: local unemployment effects," Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, vol. 63(1), pages 142-165, January.
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JEL classification:
- J65 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Unemployment Insurance; Severance Pay; Plant Closings
- E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
- L94 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Electric Utilities
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