scholarly journals German Public Attitudes Towards Asylum Seekers, Immigrants in the Workplace, Inflation, and Local Budgets: Evidence from a Representative Survey of the German Population

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Hayo ◽  
Israel Garcca ◽  
Pierre-Guillaume Meon ◽  
Florian Neumeier ◽  
Duncan Roth
Keyword(s):  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
German Population ◽  
Representative Survey

scholarly journals Negligible import of enteric pathogens by newly arrived asylum seekers and no impact on incidence of notified Salmonella and Shigella infections and outbreaks in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, January 2015 to May 2016

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (20) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lutz Ehlkes ◽  
Maja George ◽  
Donald Knautz ◽  
Florian Burckhardt ◽  
Klaus Jahn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Asylum Seekers ◽  
Enteric Bacteria ◽  
Host Population ◽  
Enteric Pathogens ◽  
German Population ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Targeted Approach ◽  
Country Specific ◽  
Children Under 5

Introduction The 2015 refugee crisis raised concerns about an import of infectious diseases affecting the German population. Aims: To evaluate public and individual health benefits of stool screening, and explore whether importation of enteric pathogens by newly arrived asylum seekers impacts on the host population. Methods: We used data from mandatory stool screening to determine the overall, age, sex, and country-specific prevalence of enteric bacteria and helminths. We used surveillance data to assess whether the number of incoming asylum seekers influenced notifications of salmonellosis and shigellosis in Rhineland-Palatinate. Results: Salmonella were found in 0.2% (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.2–0.3%) of 23,410 samples collected from January 2015 to May 2016. Prevalence was highest in children under 5 years (0.8%; 95% CI: 0.5–1.3%). No Shigella or invasive Salmonella spp. were detected. In a subset of 14,511 samples, the prevalence of helminth infestation was 2.4% (95% CI: 2.1–2.6%), with highest proportions detected in adolescents (4.6%; 95% CI 3.8–5.4%) and among Eritreans (9.3%; 95% CI: 7.0–12.0%); in the latter particularly Schistosoma mansoni and Taenia spp. The increase in asylum applications did not increase notifications of salmonellosis and shigellosis. No transmission from asylum seekers to German residents was notified. Conclusion: Public health risk associated with imported enteric pathogens is very low overall. Addressing individual and public health risks, we recommend replacing stool screening of all newly arrived asylum seekers by a targeted approach, with target groups and approaches being adapted if necessary. Target groups supported by our data are children, adolescents, and Eritreans.

scholarly journals Prevalence of constipation in the German population – a representative survey (GECCO)

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 429-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Enck ◽  
Johannes Leinert ◽  
Menno Smid ◽  
Thorsten Köhler ◽  
Juliane Schwille-Kiuntke
Keyword(s):  
German Population ◽  
Representative Survey

Helicopter money: survey evidence on expectation formation and consumption behaviour

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uros Djuric ◽  
Michael Neugart
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
General Equilibrium ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Aggregate Demand ◽  
Economic Outcomes ◽  
Inflation Expectations ◽  
German Population ◽  
Unconventional Monetary Policy ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Expectation Formation

Abstract The effects of helicopter money on expectations and economic outcomes are empirically largely unexplored. We fielded a representative survey among the German population, randomly assigning respondents to various unconventional monetary policy scenarios that raise household income. We find that in all policy treatments people spend almost 40% of the transfer, which is a non-trivial share that could increase aggregate demand. Policies do not raise inflation expectations. Differences in how transfers are implemented appear to be mostly irrelevant because of idiosyncratic behaviour by households that largely does not take into account general equilibrium effects and governments’ future policies.

The credibility of information sources in West Germany after the Chernobyl disaster

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Peter Peters
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Information Policy ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
West Germany ◽  
German Population ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
The West

In West Germany the `information disaster' after Chernobyl offered an opportunity to study the credibility of different information sources. A representative survey conducted in May 1987 of the West German population showed that on average the Federal Government—although heavily criticized because of its information policy and risk management—was rated most credible while the nuclear industry was judged least credible. On the whole, mean credibility ratings differed surprisingly little between sources; ratings of competence and public interest orientation varied more. These variables, interpreted as the classical credibility factors `expertise' and `trustworthiness', were important predictors of credibility. But beliefs and expectations recipients posess about individual sources also appear to influence credibility.

scholarly journals COVID-19: Risk perception and Coping strategies.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Gerhold
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Older People ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
German Population ◽  
Representative Survey ◽  
Ways Of Coping ◽  
Perceptions Of Risk ◽  
Perceived Need ◽  
Public Traffic ◽  
And Coping

This paper presents preliminary results of a representative survey of the German population focusing on perceptions of risk and ways of coping with COVID-19. Results show that older people estimate the risk of COVID-19 as being less than younger people. Women are more concerned about COVID-19 than men. People especially worry about being infected in places with high public traffic such as public transport and shops or restaurants. Coping strategies are highly problem-focused and most respondents listen to experts’ advice and try to behave calmly and appropriately. People accept that measures to tackle COVID-19 will take time to be effective. Bulk buying and storing of food is mainly justified by a combination of convenience and a perceived need to be prepared for potential quarantine.

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