Experience of technological and natural disasters and their impact on the perceived risk of nuclear accidents after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan 2011: A cross-country analysis

Yamamura, Eiji

Experience of technological and natural disasters and their impact on the perceived risk of nuclear accidents after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan 2011: A cross-country analysis

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Abstract: This paper uses cross-country data compiled immediately after the Fukushima nuclear accident to investigate how the experience of such disasters affects the perception of the risk of nuclear accidents. Estimation results show that the perceived risk of a nuclear accident is positively associated with experiencing technological disasters but not with that of natural disasters.

Keywords: Technological disaster; Natural disaster; Nuclear accidents; Risk; Fukushima accidents; Perception; Bayesian learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D83 D84 J28 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-06-03
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