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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...
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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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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...
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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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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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monetized health costs worth €250 per distressed citizen - particularly among risk averse women. …
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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...
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No previous study has attempted to estimate the effect of intrauterine exposure to armed conflict, a potential source of stress, on pregnancy outcomes. Drawing on data from the 2004 Palestinian Demographic and Health Survey, we examine the relationship between fatalities caused by Israeli...
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This is the first paper using household survey data from two countries involved in an international war (Eritrea and … sites to more accurately measure a child's war exposure. War-exposed children in both countries have lower height-for-age Z …-scores, with the children in the war-instigating and losing country (Eritrea) suffering more than the winning nation (Ethiopia …
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education, we make use of data on compulsory schooling laws and child labour laws as well as conscription risk in the Vietnam … War period to create instrumental variables to identify the causal relationships. Results indicate that education … ; labour market transitions ; unemployment ; causal effects ; compulsory schooling laws ; child labour laws ; Vietnam War draft …
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