Full Title: Energy as a Source of Economic Growth and Social Mobility
Author(s): Sarah Ladislaw and Jesse Barnett
Publisher(s): Center for Strategic and International Studies
Publication Date: June 25, 2019
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Description (excerpt):
The CSIS Energy Program assessed the existing academic literature, commissioned new research papers, convened an expert summit, and compiled the findings to produce Energy in America: Energy as a Source of Economic Growth and Social Mobility. This report analyzes the ways energy contributes to the challenges and opportunities facing ordinary Americans, covering the impacts of production, distribution, and consumption of energy products in the United States.
The report highlights the new, extra-energy objectives that energy policy is increasingly expected to advance and evaluates their historical efficacy. We conclude that while deliberate U.S. energy policy interventions have hitherto achieved mixed results, there are promising developments and best practices that decisionmakers ought to consider.
The Report : Energy as a Source of Economic Growth and Social Mobility examines the impact of energy on four key determinants of economic growth and social mobility: jobs; public and private innovation; state and local government revenues; and social and environmental justice. CSIS’s research, commissioned expert papers, and an expert workshop all contributed to this report.