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and indirect effects of disasters. The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and the explosion at the Fukushima … Daiichi nuclear power plant (FDNPP) forced the evacuation of 164,865 people and caused many disaster-related deaths. We … Minamisoma City during the earthquake and whose deaths were certified as disaster-related by the Minamisoma City Committee for …
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The March 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (the “event”) in Japan has had global … efficiently processed by the electricity market institutions, as price reactions were instantaneous …
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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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After the Supreme Court's gift of blanket immunity to generic drug manufacturers, these companies are dancing on the graves of their victims. In fact, one generic pharmaceutical defendant in a recent pre-trial motion actually alleged that “federal law allows it to ‘[keep] quiet its knowledge...
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The statistical evidence of the study here shows that countries with a low average COVID-19 fatality rate have high expenditures in health sector and a lower exposure of population to air pollution, regardless a higher percentage of population aged more than 65 years. This study suggests that...
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This article describes and evaluates the effectiveness of the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009, also known as the “Cash for Clunkers” legislation. Under this law, Congress authorized persons trading in older and less fuel-efficient motor vehicles for newer and more...
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mortality from higher electricity prices outnumbers the mortality from the accident itself, suggesting the decision to cease … power was replaced by fossil fuels, causing an exogenous increase in electricity prices. This increase led to a reduction in … energy consumption, which caused an increase in mortality during very cold temperatures. We estimate that the increase in …
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