Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Working Papers in Economics,
University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics
No 597: NIMBY or YIMBY? Municipalities' reaction to disaster waste from the Great East Japan Earthquake
Yuichi Ishimura (), Kenji Takeuchi () and Fredrik Carlsson ()
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Yuichi Ishimura: Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University
Kenji Takeuchi: Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University
Fredrik Carlsson: Department of Economics, School of Business, Economics and Law, Göteborg University, Postal: P.O. Box 640, SE 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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 social factors such as reciprocity and pro-social concerns, affect municipalities’ decision to accept disaster waste. We find some evidence that economic factors affect the decision, but the main factors that explain the decision are related to concerns about radiation and social concerns about the affected area. Our results suggest that it is primarily social concerns, both about the own municipality but also about the affected municipalities that explain behavior.
Keywords: disaster waste; social preferences; wide area treatment
25 pages, June 2014
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