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Environment 0.16 Percent of All Workers are Union Members Employed by Utilities

The impact of this pace of job loss in the utility sector would be dwarfed by other factors, like government-granted patent and copyright monopolies or the overall unemployment rate, in determining the extent of inequality in the country.

Dean Baker / July 16, 2021

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EnvironmentGlobalization and Trade The Bitcoin Transactions Tax

The Bitcoin market gives a great laboratory for experimenting with financial transactions taxes.

Dean Baker / June 23, 2021

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EnvironmentUSWorkers The Employment Impact of Curtailing Fossil Fuel Use

Cutbacks in the use of oil and natural gas will inevitably lead to job loss in these industries. This study projects the amount of displacement that can reasonably be anticipated.

Dean Baker Aiden Lee / May 26, 2021

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EnvironmentUS Paying by the Mile and Ending the Gas Tax

If we continue to allow gas taxes to fund road repairs and improvements, we will see large shortfalls in revenue as people shift to electric cars.

Dean Baker / THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER / April 15, 2021