We investigate whether individuals' risk preferences change after experiencing a natural
disaster, specifically, the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Exploiting the panels of …

It is crucial to understand the dynamics of phase-outs of non-sustainable energy carriers to
accelerate the decarbonization of the economy in hindsight of the climate crisis. Taking the …

Based on a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences approach, we use panel data for
5979 individuals interviewed in Japan before and after the tsunami and nuclear accident at …

While natural disasters might have numerous direct (typically negative) effects, the effect of
an increase of natural disaster risk on individual well-being is often neglected. In this paper …

The positive relationship between trust and happiness has been demonstrated by the
literature. However, it is not clear how much this relationship depends on environmental …

Recent years have seen a sharp increase in the use of subjective well-being data in
environmental economics. This article discusses the conceptual underpinnings of using …

This paper investigates the effect of the refugee crisis, and the related government's asylum
policy, on concerns about immigration of the German population. Exploiting exogenous …

While early literature on electricity externalities was largely concerned with fossil fuel power
generation and the associated emissions, nuclear accidents (Chernobyl, Fukushima) and …

We investigate the relationship between Swiss citizens' life satisfaction (understood as a
proxy of utility) and the distance of their place of residence from the nearest nuclear power …

Using large panel data which consist of responses from over 4000 households in all over
Japan, we analyze changes in people's worldviews and subjective well-being (happiness) …