Arbeitspapier
Natural disaster, policy action, and mental well-being: The case of Fukushima
We study the impact of the Fukushima disaster on people's mental well·being in another industrialized country, more than 5000 miles distant. The meltdown significantly increased environmental concerns by 20% among the German population. Subsequent drastic policy action permanently shut down the oldest nuclear reactors, implemented the phase·out of the remaining ones, and proclaimed the transition to renewables. This energy policy turnaround is largely supported by the population and equalized the increase in mental distress. We estimate that during the 3 months after the meltdown, Fukushima triggered external monetized health costs worth 250 per distressed citizen - particularly among risk averse women.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research ; No. 599
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health
General Welfare; Well-Being
Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming
- Thema
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Fukushima
meltdown
nuclear phase-out
mental health
environmental worries
SOEP
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Goebel, Jan
Krekel, Christian
Tiefenbach, Tim
Ziebarth, Nicolas R.
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
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Berlin
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2013
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
Datenpartner
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Goebel, Jan
- Krekel, Christian
- Tiefenbach, Tim
- Ziebarth, Nicolas R.
- Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW)
Entstanden
- 2013
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