We study the impact of the Fukushima disaster on environmental concerns and wellâ€being in Germany and other industrialized countries, more than 5,000 miles distant. While we do not find evidence that subjective wellâ€being was significantly affected — not in Germany, Switzerland,...

We study the impact of the Fukushima disaster on people's mental well‐being in another industrialized country, more than 5000 miles distant. The meltdown significantly increased environmental concerns by 20% among the German population. Subsequent drastic policy action permanently shut down...

Since 2000, the individual monthly payments from the Germany Statutory Pension Insurance Scheme (GRV) to new male pensioners have been declining. Those entering retirement today receive an average of 7 percent less than those who retired ten years ago. At the same time, the number of recipients...