HKS Affiliated Authors

Teresa and John Heinz Professor of the Practice of Environmental Policy

Excerpt

The Employment and Competitiveness Impacts of Power-Sector Regulations. Joseph Aldy, 2012, Book or Book Chapter. "Book abstract: As millions of Americans struggle to find work in the wake of the Great Recession, politicians from both parties look to regulation in search of an economic cure. Some claim that burdensome regulations undermine private sector competitiveness and job growth, while others argue that tough new regulations actually create jobs at the same time that they provide other benefits. Does Regulation Kill Jobs? reveals the complex reality of regulation that supports neither partisan view..." Link verified June 19, 2014