An Economic Approach to the Bad Reputation of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident:

With Special Reference to the Relationships between Distance and Price Factors of Processed Food

Abstract

This paper discusses the bad reputation effect of processed food brought about by the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011. Although various discussions have focused on the economic and other impacts of the disaster, unfortunately the bad reputation effect has not been adequately dealt with. This paper analyses the relationships between the distance from the nuclear power plant to the production place and the prices of the same processed food produced in different places.

JEL Classification: H23, O13, Q43, Q51