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May 2003

Regulatory reform and labor outcomes in the U.S. electricity sector

M. Scott Niederjohn

Although employment reductions have been associated with deregulation of the U.S. electricity sector, reductions in earnings have not; in fact, premium and real weekly earnings for electricity-sector employees have risen.

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