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How policy changes affect shareholder wealth : the case of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Betzer, André; Doumet, Markus; Rinne, Ulf - 2011
This paper analyzes how policy changes affect shareholder wealth in the context of environmental regulation. We exploit the unique and unexpected German reaction to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, which involved the immediate shutdown of almost half of Germany's nuclear reactors while...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009312120
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Macroeconomic expectations in a war
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Vasudevan, Vittal - 2025
. We also use the war shock to study how professional forecasters acquire and process information. Our results point to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015427436
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The impact of geopolitical risk on consumer expectations and spending
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy; Georgarakos, Dimitris; Kenny, Geoff; … - 2025
Middle East conflict, we examine the causal impact of geopolitical risk on consumers’ beliefs about aggregate economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015446210
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Be cautious with the precautionary principle : evidence from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident
Neidell, Matthew; Uchida, Shinsuke; Veronesi, Marcella - 2019
This paper provides a large scale, empirical evaluation of unintended effects from invoking the precautionary principle after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. After the accident, all nuclear power stations ceased operation and nuclear power was replaced by fossil fuels, causing an...
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War, international spillovers, and adolescents : evidence from Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022
Siedler, Thomas; Anger, Silke; Christoph, Bernhard; … - 2024
the start of the war with those who responded shortly after the conflict began and applying difference-in-differences (DiD …) models over time, we find a significant decline in the outcome after the war started. These findings provide new evidence on … how armed conflicts influence social trust and well-being among young people in a country not directly involved in the war. …
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How has the war in Ukraine affected Russian sentiments?
Elinder, Mikael; Erixson, Oscar; Hammar, Olle - 2024
and the Levada Center. Our results show strong rally 'round the flag effects and widespread domestic support for the war … public uprising will end the war soon, we also find that sentiments among Russians abroad have shifted against Putin …
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Post-9/11 war deployments increased crime among veterans
Cesur, Resul; Sabia, Joseph J.; Tekin, Erdal - 2020
Several high-profile news stories have linked post-September 11 (9/11) combat service to violent crime among veterans. Nevertheless, there is scant causal evidence for this claim. We exploit the administrative procedures by which U.S. Armed Forces senior commanders conditionally randomly assign...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228212
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The long-term effects of the Chernobyl catastrophe on subjective well-being and mental health
Danzer, Alexander M.; Danzer, Natalia - 2011
This paper assesses the long-term subjective well-being and mental health toll of the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 in the general Ukrainian population and estimates the monetary differential necessary to compensate victims of the catastrophe. The analysis is based on two nationally representative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009311998
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Natural disaster, policy action, and mental well-being : the case of Fukushima
Goebel, Jan; Krekel, Christian; Tiefenbach, Tim; … - 2013
monetized health costs worth €250 per distressed citizen - particularly among risk averse women. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010201693
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War and peace : how economic prospects drive conflictuality
Jiang, Shuguang; Villeval, Marie-Claire; Zhang, Zhengping; … - 2025
We experimentally study how economic prospects and power shifts affect the risk of conflict through a dynamic power …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015358649