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Rhythms and cycles in happiness
Maennig, Wolfgang; Steenbeck, Malte; Wilhelm, Markus - 2013
This study analyses time-dependent rhythms in happiness in three aspects. We show that the Sunday neurosis exists exclusively for men with a medium level of education and both men and women with high levels of education. Men with high levels of education may even experience a weekend neurosis....
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Nuclear accidents and policy: Notes on public perception
Richter, Felix; Steenbeck, Malte; Wilhelm, Markus - 2013
Major nuclear accidents as recently in Fukushima set nuclear power plant security at the top of the public agenda …. Using data of the German Socio-Economic Panel we analyze the effects of the Fukushima accident and a subsequent government … economic costs of the policy. We find that the Fukushima accident increases the probability to report greater worries about the …
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Measuring nuclear power plant externalities using life satisfaction data: A spatial analysis for Switzerland
Welsch, Heinz; Biermann, Philipp - 2015
significantly after the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan, indicating a reassessment of distance-dependent nuclear risk. We find …
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Electricity Supply Preferences in Europe: Evidence from Subjective Well-Being Data
Welsch, Heinz; Biermann, Philipp - 2013
implied preference for solar and wind power over nuclear power has risen drastically after the Fukushima nuclear accident. In …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010435693
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Living Standards Analysis Model: The First Prototype
King, Anita - 2018
How do we understand the synergies and trade-offs of a given policy on area beyond that policy, such as the effect of housing on health and on income? How do we choose between policies in completely different areas, such as an education policy and a health policy? Treasury's Living Standards...
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The role of electricity in decarbonizing European road transport: Development and assessment of an integrated multi-sectoral model
Helgeson, Broghan; Peter, Jakob - 2019
Despite regulation efforts, CO2 emissions from European road transport have continued to rise. Increased use of electricity offers a promising decarbonization option, both to fuel electric vehicles and run power-to-x systems producing synthetic fuels. To understand the economic implications of...
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On the Effectiveness of Feed-in Tariffs in the Development of Photovoltaic Solar
Dijkgraaf, Elbert; van Dorp, Tom; Maasland, Emiel - 2014
Growing concern for climate change and rising scarcity of fossil fuels prompted governments to stimulate the development of renewables. This paper empirically tests whether feed-in tariff (FIT) policies have been effective in the development of photovoltaic solar (PV), explicitly taking into...
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Impact of the Fukushima nuclear accident on the body mass index of children in Japan 2010-2014
Yamamura, Eiji - 2015
the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident on the body mass index (BMI) and obesity rates of children and any changes over time … the nuclear accident in Fukushima prevented younger primary school children from burning calories. Consequently, younger …
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The risks of nuclear disaster and its impact on housing prices
Ando, Michihito; Dahlberg, Matz; Engström, Gustav - 2017
Using a data set on housing sales transactions we explore the potential effect of the Fukushima disaster on housing … Fukushima disaster on housing prices in vicinity of nuclear power plants in Sweden. …
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Distant event, local effects? Fukushima and the German housing market
Bauer, Thomas K.; Braun, Sebastian; Kvasnicka, Michael - 2013
The Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan in March 2011 caused a fundamental change in Germany's energy policy which led … internet platform for real estate to investigate the effect of Fukushima on the German housing market. Using a difference …-in-differences approach, we find that Fukushima reduced house prices near nuclear power plants that were in operation before Fukushima by …
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