Document Type
Working Paper
Publication Date
2016
College/Unit
Chambers College of Business and Economics
Document Number
16-11
Department/Program/Center
Economics
Abstract
Environmental regulation is a polarizing issue. In 2014, a bill came to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives that would limit the powers of the Environmental Protection Agency. This empirical note identifies the characteristics that influenced the voting behavior of House Representatives on this bill. Political party, educational background, the location quotient of the mining industry in the representative’s state, and the amount of emissions in the Representative’s state are considered. A member’s political party is the primary factor influencing voting behavior but the location quotient of the mining industry also plays an important role.
Digital Commons Citation
Hall, Joshua C.; Erfanian, Elham; and Stair, Caleb, "Voting Behavior on Carbon Pollution from Power Plants" (2016). Economics Faculty Working Papers Series. 195.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/econ_working-papers/195