{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"How will the clean energy transition affect wages?","description":"The clean energy transition has quietly pushed ahead in recent decades, with solar and wind energy accounting for almost 15% of total U.S. energy production in February 2024. The benefits of this transition on climate change have been celebrated, but less acknowledged have been the potential economic benefits. In a new paper, \u201cThe economic impacts of clean power,\u201d Costas Arkolakis and Conor Walsh explain how cheaper electricity resulting from this transition could lead to a 2-3% increase in national wages. On this episode of the Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity, Walsh discusses his research with Sanjay Patnaik, director of Brookings\u2019s Center on Regulation and Markets. Show notes and transcript The Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity is part of the&amp;nbsp;Brookings Podcast Network. Subscribe and listen on&amp;nbsp;Apple,&amp;nbsp;Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Send feedback email to&amp;nbsp;podcasts@brookings.edu. ","author_name":"Brookings Podcast on Economic Activity","author_url":"https:\/\/www.brookings.edu\/BPEA","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/34250625\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/34250625"}