Jobs and energy: The employment and economic impacts of nuclear power, conservation, and other energy options
When energy is viewed as a means to serve social and economic needs, the efficiency of energy use rather than the quantity consumed becomes the significant factor. Data is presented in support of the view that decentralized renewable energy sources increase employment opportunities and that energy productivity should not be confused with energy production per se. A study using the Job Impact Model, input-output analysis, cost/benefit analysis, demand scenarios, and other techniques of the employment benefits for the conservation/solar approach compared to the construction of a nuclear plant focuses on a single region on the grounds that energy policy is better handled on the regional rather than the national level. (DCK)
- OSTI ID:
- 5283990
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC IMPACT
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
NUCLEAR ENERGY
NUCLEAR POWER
POWER
SOCIAL IMPACT
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS
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