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ENERGY ECONOMICS
卷 95, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2020.105008
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Dynamic general equilibrium model; Labour market friction; Energy; Structural change
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- German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt -UBA) [UFOPLAN2016-FKZ37164121]
The study suggests that coal phase-out in Germany may lead to negative impacts on the employment rate, especially in lignite regions. However, a faster coal phase-out plan could contribute to a quicker economic recovery.
In the fight against global warming, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is a major objective. In particular, a decrease in electricity generation by coal could contribute to reducing CO2 emissions. We study potential economic consequences of a coal phase-out in Germany, using a multi-region dynamic general equilibrium model. Four regional phase-out scenarios before the end of 2040 are simulated. We find that the worst case phase-out scenario would lead to an increase in the aggregate unemployment rate by about 0.13 [0.09 minimum; 0.18 maximum] percentage points from 2020 to 2040. The effect on regional unemployment rates varies between 0.18 [0.13; 0.22] and 1.07 [1.00; 1.13] percentage points in the lignite regions. A faster coal phase-out can lead to a faster recovery. The coal phase-out leads to migration from German lignite regions to German non-lignite regions and reduces the labour force in the lignite regions by 10,100 [6,300; 12300] people by 2040. A coal phase-out until 2035 is not worse in terms of welfare, consumption and employment compared to a coal-exit until 2040. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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