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Die psychischen Langzeitfolgen der Nuklearkatastrophe von Tschernobyl
Danzer, Alexander M.; Danzer, Natalia; Fichtl, Anita - In: ifo Schnelldienst 69 (2016) 07, pp. 33-38
Katastrophe gehen aber weit darüber hinaus. Das Reaktorunglück verursacht über nunmehr drei Jahrzehnte hinweg für weite Teile der …
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Marktkonforme Versicherungspflicht für Naturkatastrophen: Bausteine einer Elementarschadenversicherung
Schwarze, Reimund; Wagner, Gert G. - In: DIW Wochenbericht 70 (2003) 12, pp. 183-189
Probleme weitgehend gelöst werden. Die Grundidee einer praktikablen Elementarschadenversicherung ist zweigeteilt: Erstens …
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Storm disaster: Compulsory insurance makes sense!
Wagner, Gert G. - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 101 (2021) 8, pp. 578-579
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Naturkatastrophen und Klimaänderung: Befürchtungen und Handlungsoptionen der Versicherungswirtschaft
Berz, Gerhard - In: Vierteljahrshefte zur Wirtschaftsforschung 74 (2005) 2, pp. 169-174
Die Häufigkeit großer Wetterkatastrophen hat in den letzten Jahrzehnten deutlich zugenommen. Dies betrifft auch die Versicherungsbranche, die einen Anstieg der wetterbedingten Schadensfälle registriert. Der Beitrag fasst die Entwicklung zusammen und zeigt, dass die Versicherungswirtschaft...
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Catastrophe Index-Linked Securities and Reinsurance as Substituties
Nell, Martin; Richter, Andreas - 2000
The use of catastrophe bonds (cat bonds) implies the problem of the so called basis risk, resulting from the fact that, in contrast to traditional reinsurance, this kind of coverage cannot be a perfect hedge for the primary’s insured portfolio. On the other hand cat bonds offer some very...
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An economic approach to monitoring pollution accidents
Gottinger, Hans Werner - 1998
We model the occurrence of an environmental accident as a stochastic event, in particular the situation of an oil spill …
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Strict liability as a deterrent in toxic waste management: Empirical evidence from accident and spill data
Alberini, Anna; Austin, David H. - 1998
This paper explores the issue of whether strict liability imposed on polluters has served to reduce uncontrolled releases of toxics into the environment. To answer this question, we exploit the variation in state hazardous waste site laws across states and over time. We use data on accidents and...
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The Impact of Chernobyl on Health and Labour Market Performance in the Ukraine
Lehmann, Hartmut; Wadsworth, Jonathan - 2009
the Chernobyl disaster on the health and labour market performance of the adult workforce. The variation in the local area … level of radiation fallout from the Chernobyl accident is considered as a potential nstrument to try to establish the causal …
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The Effect of the Japan 2011 Disaster on Nuclear and Alternative Energy Stocks Worldwide: An Event Study
Ferstl, Robert; Utz, Sebastian; Wimmer, Maximilian - In: BuR - Business Research 5 (2012) 1, pp. 25-41
This event study investigates the impact of the Japanese nuclear disaster in Fukushima-Daiichi on the daily stock …
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Well-being effects of a major negative externality: The case of Fukushima
Rehdanz, Katrin; Heinz, Welsch; Naritaa, Daiju; Okubod, … - 2013
reactors in Fukushima, causing a major nuclear accident on 11 March 2011. Based on a quasi-experimental difference …-in-differences approach we use panel data for 5,979 individuals interviewed in Japan before and after the accident to analyze the effect of … the accident on people's subjective well-being. Our main hypotheses are that this effect declines with distance to the …
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