Public preferences for alternative electricity mixes in post-Fukushima Japan |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Kiel University, Department of Economics, Kiel, Germany;2. Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel, Germany;3. DIW Berlin/SOEP, Germany;4. Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany;5. Graduate School of Economics and Business, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan;6. Keio University, Faculty of Economics, Tokyo, Japan |
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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. |
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