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Well-being effects of a major negative externality: The case of Fukushima

Rehdanz, Katrin; Welsch, Heinz; Narita, Daiju; Okubo, … - 2013

reactors in Fukushima, causing a major nuclear accident on 11 March 2011. Based on a quasi-experimental difference … Information Systems to merge the well-being data with information on respondents' distance to the Fukushima nuclear plant and on … Fukushima site being equivalent to up to 72 percent of annual household income. We find no evidence for increased nation …

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Integrating bioenergy into computable general equilibrium models: a survey

Kretschmer, Bettina; Peterson, Sonja - 2008

In the past years biofuels have received increased attention since they were believed to contribute to rural development, energy security and to fight global warming. It became also clear, though, that bioenergy cannot be evaluated independently of the rest of the economy and that national and...

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The impact of climate on life satisfaction

Maddison, David; Rehdanz, Katrin - 2010

We analyse the influence of climate on average life satisfaction in 87 countries using data from the World Values Survey. Climate is described in terms of 'degree-months' calculated using an optimally-selected base temperature of 65°F (18.3°C). Our results suggest that countries with climates...

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Do geographical variations in climate influence life satisfaction?

Murray, Thomas; Maddison, David; Rehdanz, Katrin - 2011

Accounting for socioeconomic and demographic variables as well as country specific effects, households' willingness to pay for changes in climate is revealed using European data on reported life satisfaction. Individuals located in areas with lower average levels of sunshine and higher average...

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Distant event, local effects? Fukushima and the German housing market

Bauer, Thomas K.; Braun, Sebastian; Kvasnicka, Michael - 2013

The Fukushima Daiichi accident in Japan in March 2011 caused a fundamental change in Germany's energy policy which led … internet platform for real estate to investigate the effect of Fukushima on the German housing market. Using a difference …-in-differences approach, we find that Fukushima reduced house prices near nuclear power plants that were in operation before Fukushima by …

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EU biofuel policies in practise: A carbon map for Kalimantan and Sumatra

Lange, Mareike - 2013

It is still difficult for biofuel producers to proof the contribution of their biofuels to reducing carbon emissions because the production of biofuel feedstocks can cause land use change (LUC), which in turn causes carbon emissions. A carbon map can serve as a basis to proof such contribution....

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EU biofuel policies in practise: A carbon map for the Llanos orientales in Colombia

Lange, Mareike; Suarez, César Freddy - 2013

It is still difficult for biofuel producers to prove the contribution of their biofuels to reducing carbon emissions because the production of biofuel feedstocks can cause land use change (LUC), which in turn causes carbon emissions. A carbon map can serve as a basis to proof such contribution....

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Tax exemption for biofuels in Germany: Is bio-ethanol really an option for climate policy?

Henke, Jan Michael; Klepper, Gernot; Schmitz, Norbert - 2003

Last year the German Parliament exempted biofuels from the gasoline tax. The promotion of biofuels is being justified by allegedly positive effects on climate, energy, and agricultural policy goals. The paper takes a closer look at bio-ethanol as a substitute for gasoline. We analyze the basic...

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Steuerbefreiung für Biokraftstoffe: Ist Bio-Ethanol wirklich eine klimapolitische Option?

Henke, Jan Michael; Klepper, Gernot; Netzel, Jens - 2002

In June 2002 the German Parliament decided to exempt biofuels from the gasoline tax. The policy to promote biofuels is being justified by allegedly positive effects on the climate, energy, and agricultural policy. The working paper takes a closer look at bio-ethanol as a substitute for gasoline...

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The GHG balance of biofuels taking into account land use change

Lange, Mareike - 2010

The contribution of biofuels to the saving of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has recently been questioned because of emissions resulting from land use change (LUC) for the bioenergy feedstock production. We investigate how an expanding biofuel feedstock production impacts on land use dynamics if...

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