Check out this week's SAP webinar where folks will be discussing the economic stimulus package and what it means for different sectors.
Last week I said:
My contribution is on the topic of what the stimulus package might mean for companies that are in cleantech, environmental services and energy sectors. In the next couple of days I'll be reading the MVP ebook and coming up with a few questions that will be presented to the panel. ...
Here are the questions I'd like answered:
- The stimulus is touted as an engine for creating jobs. Yet, the cost per job created seems quite high (e.g., $160,000 per job in renewable and clean energy [page 05]). Is this the best way that the U.S. government could spend money in order to create jobs?
- Why are there no job creation estimates offered for the energy and water sectors (page 06)? At $160,000 per job, there could be over 300,000 jobs created. Is this number feasible in this sector? Why or why not?
- What are the job creation implications of Waxman-Markey (page 15). Will it create or cost jobs?
