Public preferences for alternative electricity mixes in post-Fukushima Japan

Katrin Rehdanz; Carsten Schröder; Daiju Narita; Toshihiro Okubo

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2017.04.026

Public preferences for alternative electricity mixes in post-Fukushima Japan

Katrin Rehdanz, Carsten Schröder, Daiju Narita, Toshihiro Okubo

Faculty of Economics

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Abstract

Using representative household survey data from Japan after the Fukushima accident, we estimate peoples' willingness-to-pay (WTP) for renewable, nuclear, and fossil fuels in electricity generation. We rely on random parameter econometric techniques to capture various degrees of heterogeneity between the respondents, and use detailed regional information to assess how WTP varies with the distance to both the nearest nuclear power plant and to Fukushima. Compared to fossil fuels, we find a positive WTP for renewable and a negative WTP for nuclear fuels. These effects, in absolute terms, increase with the proximity to Fukushima.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	262-270
Number of pages	9
Journal	Energy Economics
Volume	65
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2017.04.026
Publication status	Published - 2017 Jun

Keywords

Electricity mix
Fukushima
Nuclear power
Preference heterogeneity
Renewables
Spatial heterogeneity
Willingness-to-pay

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Economics and Econometrics
Energy(all)

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