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This study examines how heavy equipment investment and project timelines in mining interact with permitting processes to influence blue collar employment in the United States. By using equipment purchases as a proxy for project scale, the research connects industrial activity driven by green energy demand to regional labor outcomes. The expansion of green energy has increased demand for critical minerals, making mining and industrial sectors central to economic growth. Permitting processes play a key role in determining how quickly these projects translate into job creation and regional development. Higher levels of industrial investment and more efficient permitting are associated with stronger employment growth in mining, construction, and manufacturing sectors. This highlights the importance of aligning policy and industrial development to maximize the economic benefits of the green energy transition.

Publisher Location

Las Vegas (Nev.)

Publication Date

Spring 4-17-2026

Publisher

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Keywords

Mining; Economics; Green Energy; Employment; Industrial

Disciplines

Economics | Labor Economics | Natural Resource Economics

File Format

PDF

File Size

1600 KB

Comments

Mentor: Djeto Assane

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Nevada Mining & the Limits of U.S. Energy Independence


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