Why do municipalities accept disaster waste? Evidence from the great east Japan earthquake

Yuichi Ishimura (), Kenji Takeuchi and Fredrik Carlsson
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Yuichi Ishimura: Kindai University

Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 2021, vol. 23, issue 2, No 3, 275-308

Abstract: Abstract Municipalities’ cooperation is critical for successful policy interventions for disaster recovery. Using a spatial econometric model, we investigate what factors affected municipalities’ decision to accept disaster waste following the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. We find evidence that economic factors affect the decision, but that concerns about the radiation risk and social preferences regarding the affected area also contribute to municipalities’ willingness to accept waste. Our results suggest that social concerns play an important role in understanding municipalities’ behavior in emergency circumstances.

Keywords: Disaster waste; Social preferences; Wide-area treatment; Great east japan earthquake (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q53 Q54 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/s10018-020-00297-0

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