ごみ減量政策とリサイクル促進政策の効果

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This paper provides an empirical analysis of the effects of garbage reduction and recycling promotion policy in Japan. Our study makes the following contributions: First, we employ SUR (seemingly unrelated regression) estimation, a model that was developed by Zellner (1962), because households dispose garbage and recyclable materials simultaneously. Second, we point out that the number of segregations, the frequency of collection, and a volume-based pricing system are policies that effectively promote garbage reduction and recycling. Third, we estimate the price elasticity of garbage, which is -0.0257 at the average price (=1.708 yen).