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.

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市政当局为何接受灾难废物？东日本大地震的证据

市政当局的合作对于成功的灾难恢复政策干预至关重要。使用空间计量经济学模型，我们调查了哪些因素影响了2011年东日本大地震后市政当局接受灾难废物的决定。我们发现证据表明，经济因素影响了这一决定，但关注辐射风险和有关受灾者的社会偏好区域还有助于市政当局接受废物。我们的结果表明，社会关注在理解紧急情况下的市政行为方面起着重要作用。