We conduct a case study of the role of organized labor in the restructuring experience of two coal mining regions in … region undertook gradual restructuring from early on whereas in Jiu Valley there was no restructuring until 1997, followed by … massive layoffs over two years. Our quantitative exercise shows that the delay in restructuring in Jiu Valley was grossly …

relevant for coal regions. This paper draws on the experiences of past and ongoing transition policies, exploring their … transition in coal regions in the future. …Effective policies to mitigate climate change need to be accompanied by a socially just transition. This is especially …

In this paper, we investigate the effect of Donald Trump's campaign for coal during his successful race for the White … Party shares in coal counties in 2016 relative to other presidential election years. Then, we use a spatial Durbin Error … model to estimate the impact of coal production on the Republicans' vote share in the US Presidential Election of 2016 at …

We leverage the timing of coalmine accidents to examine the effect of coal mining on air pollution. Safety regulations … mandate that coal mining be suspended if a mine experiences an accident with 10 or more fatalities. We use a stacked … pollution data at the county-day level with the dates of accidents to show that on average, suspending coal mining reduces local …