Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Grant Allan
Author-Name-First: Grant
Author-Name-Last: Allan
Author-Email: grant.j.allan@strath.ac.uk
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Strathclyde
Author-Name: Andrew G Ross
Author-Name-First: Andrew G
Author-Name-Last: Ross
Author-Email: andrew.g.ross@strath.ac.uk
Author-Workplace-Name: Department of Economics, University of Strathclyde
Title: The characteristics of energy employment in a system-wide context
Abstract: Anticipated changes in energy provision over the next decades will likely have major implications on employment within energy activities. To understand the possible consequences, many studies have considered the level and types of employment in existing energy technologies. Using the hypothetical extraction approach for the UK, we explore the employment in and supported by energy activities  - including across occupations and skills categories. We show that the impact on occupation and skills across the whole economy is more evenly spread than the employment in individual sectors. From the empirical results presented here, it is evident that the system-wide demands for skills  including not only the direct, but also knock-on effects across the economy  can change the pattern of labour market needs, which have implications for labour market planning in the low carbon transition.
Length: 43 pages
Creation-Date: 2018-09
Revision-Date: 
Publication-Status: Published
File-URL: https://www.strath.ac.uk/media/1newwebsite/departmentsubject/economics/research/researchdiscussionpapers/18-11.pdf.pagespeed.ce.x1Dn3qt9mu.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Number: 1811
Classification-JEL: skills, energy, low carbon transition, occupations
Keywords: C67, J21, Q43
Handle: RePEc:str:wpaper:1811