Socioeconomic Transition in the Appalachia Coal Region

Socioeconomic Transition in the Appalachia Coal Region : Some Factors of Success

By Linda Lobao, Mark Partridge, Oudom Hean, Paige Kelly, Seung-hun Chung, and Elizabeth Ruppert Bulmer

Released October 2021

The work was commissioned as research for the World Bank and made possible with financial support from the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). The views expressed here are those of the authors and do not represent the views of the World Bank.

The Sheila and Robert Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth aims to advance understanding in the areas of innovation, trade and institutions to identify policies and solutions for the betterment of society. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Sheila and Robert Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth or North Dakota State University.