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High-emission jobs in US more exposed to shocks – research

Kansas City Fed study says wages in ‘dirty’ industries are rising, but employment growth is not

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High-emission occupations are more exposed to labour market shocks, according to research from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

The study, published on July 1, says emissions are highly concentrated in a small set of occupations. The authors – Elior Cohen and Nida Çakır Melek – say that, within industries, emissions exposure varies greatly by occupation. They also document that the intensity of emissions has declined over time.

Cohen and Melek say that higher-emission jobs are

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