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the nuclear phase-out. -- nuclear energy ; nuclear accident ; Fukushima ; phase-out plan ; life satisfaction ; environment …Nuclear energy is controversially discussed in many countries. Major nuclear accidents as recently in Fukushima set …. Using data of the German Socio-economic Panel we analyze the effects of the accident in Fukushima and the following …
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Both energy and the environment are inputs into production, influencing the economy and the overall welfare of the … population. While the economy itself has been a central focus of economic history from its inception, energy and the environment … some thoughts regarding opportunities for further research in energy and the environment …
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This paper estimates fossil fuel subsidies and the economic and environmental benefits from reforming them, focusing mostly on a broad notion of subsidies arising when consumer prices are below supply costs plus environmental costs and general consumption taxes. Subsidies are $4.9 trillion...
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America, this special issue not only contributes to deepening our understanding of the key issues in the trade and environment …
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This paper investigates the spatial variation in subjective well-being across the United States (U.S.). We match individual-level survey data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) that includes a life satisfaction question, to county-level local amenities between 2005 and...
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, poverty encourages overexploitation of the physical environment which results in further impoverishment. Using both conceptual …
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