Details about Wayne B. Gray

Homepage:	https://www2.clarku.edu/faculty/facultybio.cfm?id=12
Workplace:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Economics Department, Clark University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2025

1. The U.S. Manufacturing Sector’s Response to Higher Electricity Prices: Evidence from State-Level Renewable Portfolio Standards
   National Center for Environmental Economics-NCEE Working Papers, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (1)
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2022) View citations (3)

2024

2. Modeling Industrial Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Policies with Plant-Level Data
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future

2023

3. Documenting the 1973 and 1978 Surveys of Water Use in Manufacturing (SWUM)
   CES Technical Notes Series, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau

2020

4. How Does State-Level Carbon Pricing in the United States Affect Industrial Competitiveness?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2020) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article How Does State-Level Carbon Pricing in the United States Affect Industrial Competitiveness?, Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer (2022) View citations (2) (2022)

2017

5. Carbon Tax Competitiveness Concerns: Assessing a Best Practices Carbon Credit
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Carbon Tax Competitiveness Concerns: Assessing a Best Practices Carbon Credit, National Tax Journal, National Tax Association (2017) View citations (7) (2017)

2016

6. Employment and Output Leakage Under California's Cap-And-Trade Program
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (1)

2015

7. Multimedia Pollution Regulation and Environmental Performance: EPA’s Cluster Rule
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (5)

2013

8. Do EPA Regulations Affect Labor Demand? Evidence From the Pulp and Paper Industry
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (6)
   Also in National Center for Environmental Economics-NCEE Working Papers, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2013)
   NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2013) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Do EPA regulations affect labor demand? Evidence from the pulp and paper industry, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2014) View citations (54) (2014)
9. ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT: A REASSESSMENT
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (8)

2010

10. Environmental Justice: Do Poor and Minority Populations Face More Hazards?
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (1)
    Also in National Center for Environmental Economics-NCEE Working Papers, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2010)

2009

11. Spatial Patterns in Regulatory Enforcement: Local Tests of Environmental Justice
    National Center for Environmental Economics-NCEE Working Papers, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
    Also in NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2009) View citations (4)

2007

12. An Evaluation of Working Land and Open Space Preservation Programs in Maryland: Are They Paying Too Much?
    Working Papers, University of Maryland, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics View citations (1)

2005

13. Assessing Multi-Dimensional Performance: Environmental and Economic Outcomes
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (1)
    Also in National Center for Environmental Economics-NCEE Working Papers, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2005)
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2005) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Assessing multi-dimensional performance: environmental and economic outcomes, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer (2006) View citations (38) (2006)
14. Benefits and Costs from Sulfur Dioxide Trading: A Distributional Analysis
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (6)
    Also in National Center for Environmental Economics-NCEE Working Papers, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2005)

2004

15. When and Why Do Plants Comply? Paper Mills in the 1980s
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (2)
    Also in National Center for Environmental Economics-NCEE Working Papers, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2004)

2003

16. Pollution Abatement Expenditures and Plant-Level Productivity: A Production Function Approach
    National Center for Environmental Economics-NCEE Working Papers, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2003) View citations (4)
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2003) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Pollution abatement expenditures and plant-level productivity: A production function approach, Ecological Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (113) (2005)
17. What Determines Environmental Performance at Paper Mills? The Roles of Abatement Spending, Regulation, and Efficiency
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency View citations (38)
    Also in National Center for Environmental Economics-NCEE Working Papers, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2003)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2003) View citations (40)
    See also Journal Article What Determines Environmental Performance at Paper Mills? The Roles of Abatement Spending, Regulation, and Efficiency, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2003) View citations (38) (2003)

2002

18. Optimal Pollution Abatement - Whose Benefits Matter, and How Much?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    Also in NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2002) View citations (1)
    National Center for Environmental Economics-NCEE Working Papers, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2002)
    See also Journal Article 'Optimal' pollution abatement--whose benefits matter, and how much?, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2004) View citations (97) (2004)
19. The Declining Effects of OSHA Inspections on Manufacturing Injuries: 1979 to 1998
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
20. WHEN DO FIRMS SHIFT PRODUCTION ACROSS STATES TO AVOID ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION?
    National Center for Environmental Economics-NCEE Working Papers, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (9)
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2002) View citations (9)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2001)
    See also Journal Article When Do Firms Shift Production across States to Avoid Environmental Regulation?, Land Economics, University of Wisconsin Press (2024) (2024)

2001

21. Plant Vintage, Technology, and Environmental Regulation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    Also in National Center for Environmental Economics-NCEE Working Papers, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2001)
    NCEE Working Paper Series, National Center for Environmental Economics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2001) View citations (5)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2001) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Plant vintage, technology, and environmental regulation, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (2003) View citations (261) (2003)

1997

22. Environmental Regulation, Investment Timing, and Technology Choice
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (1997) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Environmental Regulation, Investment Timing, and Technology Choice, Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell (1998) View citations (161) (1998)
23. Manufacturing Plant Location: Does State Pollution Regulation Matter?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (44)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (1997) View citations (46)

1996

24. The NBER Manufacturing Productivity Database
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (442)

1995

25. Pollution Abatement Costs, Regulation, and Plant-Level Productivity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (67)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (1994) View citations (9)

1993

26. Environmental Regulation And Manufacturing Productivity At The Plant Level
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (69)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (66)

1991

27. Do OSHA Inspections Reduce Injuries? A Panel Analysis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

1990

28. Are OSHA Health Inspections Effective? A Longitudinal Study in the Manufacturing Sector
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Are OSHA Health Inspections Effective? A Longitudinal Study in the Manufacturing Sector, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1991) View citations (27) (1991)

1989

29. A Behavioral Approach to Compliance: OSHA Enforcement's Impact on Workplace Accidents
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
30. Enforcement of pollution regulations in a declining industry
    Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Enforcement of pollution regulations in a declining industry, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier (1991) View citations (101) (1991)
31. Longitudinal Patterns of Compliance with OSHA Health and Safety Regulations in the Manufacturing Sector
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

1984

32. The Impact of OSHA and EPA Regulation on Productivity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

1981

33. Low-Cost Student Labor: The Use and Effects of the Subminimum Wage Provisions for Full-time Students
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

1979

34. Family Effects in Youth Employment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Chapter Family Effects in Youth Employment, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1982) View citations (14) (1982)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Decomposition Analysis of Racial Income Inequality in the United States
   The American Economist, 2025, 70, (1), 3-26
2. Environmental regulations and business decisions
   IZA World of Labor, 2025, 187.v2
   Also in IZA World of Labor, 2015, 187 (2015) View citations (10)

2024

3. When Do Firms Shift Production across States to Avoid Environmental Regulation?
   Land Economics, 2024, 100, (3), 443-457
   See also Working Paper WHEN DO FIRMS SHIFT PRODUCTION ACROSS STATES TO AVOID ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION?, National Center for Environmental Economics-NCEE Working Papers (2002) (2002)

2023

4. Environmental Regulation and Labor Demand: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?
   Annual Review of Resource Economics, 2023, 15, (1), 177-197
5. Preventing construction deaths: The role of public policies
   Regulation & Governance, 2023, 17, (3), 726-754

2022

6. How Does State-Level Carbon Pricing in the United States Affect Industrial Competitiveness?
   Environmental & Resource Economics, 2022, 83, (3), 831-860 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper How Does State-Level Carbon Pricing in the United States Affect Industrial Competitiveness?, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2021

7. The re‐occurrence of violations in occupational safety and health administration inspections
   Regulation & Governance, 2021, 15, (4), 1454-1479

2019

8. The Impacts of Lower Natural Gas Prices on Jobs in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector
   The Energy Journal, 2019, 40, (5), 169-193 View citations (1)
   Also in The Energy Journal, 2019, Volume 40, (Number 5) (2019) View citations (1)

2017

9. Carbon Tax Competitiveness Concerns: Assessing a Best Practices Carbon Credit
   National Tax Journal, 2017, 70, (2), 447-468 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Carbon Tax Competitiveness Concerns: Assessing a Best Practices Carbon Credit, RFF Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (7) (2017)

2015

10. Estimating the Job Impacts of Environmental Regulation
    Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2015, 6, (2), 325-340 View citations (2)

2014

11. Do EPA regulations affect labor demand? Evidence from the pulp and paper industry
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2014, 68, (1), 188-202 View citations (54)
    See also Working Paper Do EPA Regulations Affect Labor Demand? Evidence From the Pulp and Paper Industry, Working Papers (2013) View citations (6) (2013)

2011

12. The Effectiveness of Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement: A Review of the Empirical Evidence
    Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2011, 5, (1), 3-24 View citations (185)

2010

13. The role of inspection sequence in compliance with the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) standards: Interpretations and implications
    Regulation & Governance, 2010, 4, (1), 48-70 View citations (2)

2007

14. Agency Structure and Firm Culture: OSHA, EPA, and the Steel Industry
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2007, 23, (3), 685-709 View citations (20)
15. Are Farmland Preservation Program Easement Restrictions Capitalized into Farmland Prices? What Can a Propensity Score Matching Analysis Tell Us?
    Review of Agricultural Economics, 2007, 29, (3), 502-509 View citations (43)
    Also in Review of Agricultural Economics, 2007, 29, (3), 502-509 (2007) View citations (44)
16. THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF POLLUTING PLANTS: A SPATIAL ANALYSIS*
    Journal of Regional Science, 2007, 47, (1), 63-84 View citations (35)

2006

17. Assessing multi-dimensional performance: environmental and economic outcomes
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2006, 26, (3), 213-234 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Assessing Multi-Dimensional Performance: Environmental and Economic Outcomes, Working Papers (2005) View citations (1) (2005)

2005

18. Pollution abatement expenditures and plant-level productivity: A production function approach
    Ecological Economics, 2005, 54, (2-3), 196-208 View citations (113)
    See also Working Paper Pollution Abatement Expenditures and Plant-Level Productivity: A Production Function Approach, National Center for Environmental Economics-NCEE Working Papers (2003) (2003)
19. The Declining Effects of Osha Inspections on Manufacturing Injuries, 1979–1998
    ILR Review, 2005, 58, (4), 571-587 View citations (11)

2004

20. 'Optimal' pollution abatement--whose benefits matter, and how much?
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2004, 47, (3), 510-534 View citations (97)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Pollution Abatement - Whose Benefits Matter, and How Much?, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (8) (2002)

2003

21. Plant vintage, technology, and environmental regulation
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2003, 46, (3), 384-402 View citations (261)
    See also Working Paper Plant Vintage, Technology, and Environmental Regulation, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (4) (2001)
22. What Determines Environmental Performance at Paper Mills? The Roles of Abatement Spending, Regulation, and Efficiency
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2003, 3, (1), 1-20 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper What Determines Environmental Performance at Paper Mills? The Roles of Abatement Spending, Regulation, and Efficiency, NCEE Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (38) (2003)

1998

23. Environmental Regulation, Investment Timing, and Technology Choice
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1998, 46, (2), 235-256 View citations (161)
    See also Working Paper Environmental Regulation, Investment Timing, and Technology Choice, NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (3) (1997)

1996

24. Compliance and Enforcement: Air Pollution Regulation in the U.S. Steel Industry
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1996, 31, (1), 96-111 View citations (204)

1991

25. Are OSHA Health Inspections Effective? A Longitudinal Study in the Manufacturing Sector
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1991, 73, (3), 504-08 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Are OSHA Health Inspections Effective? A Longitudinal Study in the Manufacturing Sector, NBER Working Papers (1990) View citations (1) (1990)
26. Enforcement of pollution regulations in a declining industry
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1991, 21, (3), 260-274 View citations (101)
    See also Working Paper Enforcement of pollution regulations in a declining industry, Working Papers (Old Series) (1989) View citations (7) (1989)
27. Longitudinal Patterns of Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration Health and Safety Regulations in the Manufacturing Sector
    Journal of Human Resources, 1991, 26, (4), 623-653 View citations (12)

1990

28. OSHA Enforcement and Workplace Injuries: A Behavioral Approach to Risk Assessment
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1990, 3, (3), 283-305 View citations (35)

1987

29. The Cost of Regulation: OSHA, EPA and the Productivity Slowdown
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (5), 998-1006 View citations (235)

Chapters

1982

1. Family Effects in Youth Employment
   A chapter in The Youth Labor Market Problem: Its Nature, Causes, and Consequences, 1982, pp 453-474 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Family Effects in Youth Employment, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1979) View citations (11) (1979)