YIMBY or NIMBY? Municipalities' reaction to disaster waste from the Great East Japan Earthquake

Yuichi Ishimura (ishimura0601@yahoo.co.jp), Kenji Takeuchi and Fredrik Carlsson
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Yuichi Ishimura: Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University

No 1413, Discussion Papers from Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University

Abstract: This study investigates the determinants of transfer of waste between the affected areas and other municipalities that resulted from the Great East Japan Earthquake. In particular we investigate to what extent economic factors, but also other factors such as reciprocity and pro-social concerns affect municipalities decision to accept disaster waste. The results show that the amount donated to the victims of the disaster, the capacity of disposal sites, and the intentions of the prefecture positively affected the decision to accept the disaster waste. On the other hand, municipalities with a higher number of workers in agriculture did not accept disaster waste. Thus, both economic and social factors were important determinants of the decision.

Keywords: Disaster waste; Wide area treatment; Econometric analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19pages
Date: 2014-03
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