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General knowledge about climate change, factors influencing risk perception and willingness to insure
Menny, Claas; Osberghaus, Daniel; Pohl, Max; Werner, Ute - 2011
risk perception of the phenomenon was analysed. We found that a better understanding of the effects of climate change might … correspond with higher risk perception. Further factors affecting the risk perception of climate change are gender, experience of … effective for increasing risk perception and willingness to insure. Higher risk perception might induce higher interest in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009354693
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Perceived job insecurity and well-being revisited : towards conceptual clarity
Geishecker, Ingo - 2009
This paper analyzes the impact of job insecurity perceptions on individual well-being. While previous studies on the subject have used the concept of perceived job insecurity rather arbitrarily, the present analysis explicitly takes into account individual perceptions about both the likelihood...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003905670
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Perceived Job Insecurity and Well-Being Revisited : Towards Conceptual Clarity
Geishecker, Ingo - 2009
This paper analyzes the impact of job insecurity perceptions on individual well-being. While previous studies on the subject have used the concept of perceived job insecurity rather arbitrarily, the present analysis explicitly takes into account individual perceptions about both the likelihood...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013153270
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Perceived Job Insecurity and Well-Being Revisited : Towards Conceptual Clarity
Geishecker, Ingo - 2009
This paper analyzes the impact of job insecurity perceptions on individual well-being. While previous studies on the subject have used the concept of perceived job insecurity rather arbitrarily, the present analysis explicitly takes into account individual perceptions about both the likelihood...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013154500
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Perceived Job Insecurity and Well-Being Revisited : Towards Conceptual Clarity
Geishecker, Ingo - 2010
This paper analyzes the impact of job insecurity perceptions on individual well-being. In contrast to previous studies, we explicitly take into account perceptions about both the likelihood and the potential costs of job loss and demonstrate that most contributions to the literature suffer from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014196731
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Perceived job insecurity and well-being revisited : towards conceptual clarity
Geishecker, Ingo - 2010
This paper analyzes the impact of job insecurity perceptions on individual well-being. In contrast to previous studies, we explicitly take into account perceptions about both the likelihood and the potential costs of job loss and demonstrate that most contributions to the literature suffer from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008825072
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Extreme weather and risk preference : panel evidence from Germany
Kahsay, Goytom Abraha; Osberghaus, Daniel - 2016
Individual risk preference may change after experiencing external socio-economic or natural shocks. Theoretical … predictions and empirical studies suggest that risk taking may increase or decrease after experiencing shocks. So far the … whether experiencing financial and health-related damage caused by storms affects risk preference of individuals in Germany …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011454120
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Risk perception of climate change : empirical evidence for Germany
Frondel, Manuel; Simora, Michael; Sommer, Stephan - 2017
2012 and 2014, each among more than 6,000 German households, we analyze the determinants of individual risk perception … are strong drivers of individual risk perception. …The perception of risks associated with climate change appears to be a key factor for the support of climate policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011608005
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Optimistic, but not in control: Life-orientation and the theory of mixed control
Urbig, Diemo; Monsen, Erik - 2009
-dimensional construct of locus of control. We replicate a gender effect on correlations of dispositional optimism with self-reported risk …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266644
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The threat effect of participation in active labor market programs on job search behavior of migrants in Germany
Bergemann, Annette; Caliendo, Marco; van den Berg, Gerard J. - 2011
Labor market programs may affect unemployed individuals' behavior before they enroll. Such ex ante effects may differ according to ethnic origin. We apply a novel method that relates self-reported perceived treatment rates and job search behavioral outcomes, such as the reservation wage or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010274689