Cookies?
Library Header Image
LSE Research Online LSE Library Services

Energy availability is more important than capital and skilled labor for the location of manufacturing industries in the US

Michielsen, Thomas (2013) Energy availability is more important than capital and skilled labor for the location of manufacturing industries in the US. LSE American Politics and Policy (USAPP) Blog (23 Sep 2013). Website.

[img]
Preview
PDF - Published Version
Available under License Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives.

Download (174kB) | Preview

Abstract

Energy reserves are distributed much more unevenly across U.S. states than physical capital and skilled labor, and the energy intensity of manufacturing sectors is also strongly skewed. Using data from 2001-2009, Thomas Michielsen finds that a one standard deviation increase in coal or natural gas reserves per capita, roughly corresponding to the difference in per-capita natural gas reserves between Texas and California, is associated with a 20-25 percent increase in value added and employment in energy-intensive sectors.

Item Type: Online resource (Website)
Official URL: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information: © 2013 LSE USAPP
Divisions: LSE
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited: 23 Jun 2014 09:06
Last Modified: 15 Sep 2023 18:56
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/57169

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics