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Investigating the affects of altruistic perceptions on the consumers' willingness to support the disaster region: a case study from the Great East Japan Earthquake

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K12763
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 07040:Economic policy-related
Research InstitutionSaitama University

Principal Investigator

Kentaka Aruga  埼玉大学, 人文社会科学研究科, 准教授 (90589780)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Keywords被災地支援 / 利他的意識 / 選択実験 / 環境意識 / 被災地復興支援のための消費 / 利他的意識の指標 / G-MNL / latent class / 離散選択実験 / 寄付行動 / アンケート / コンジョイント分析 / 被災地 / 利他的指標 / 消費者意識
Outline of Final Research Achievements

First, the results of the analyses for survey data obtained from the choice experiment indicated that people with higher altruism levels tended to be more willing to buy products from the disaster-affected region whose sales are partially donated to this region. Second, the study also finds that older and educated consumers were more reluctant to buy such products, while male and higher-income consumers were more positive about supporting the disaster regions through consumption. Third, the study examined whether the consumers’ social ties to the disaster-affected region influence the supporting behavior by comparing the consumers’ preference toward a Japanese product and a foreign one. The results revealed that even if the tie is a cultural one such as being a fan of music and drama of the foreign region, social tie can play an important role to foster consumers' support to donate to the disaster-affected region.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究により、消費を通じた被災地復興支援には、消費者の利他的意識の度合いが関係していることが明らかとなった。したがって、消費をする際にその行動が他者の支援につながるといった利他的意識を育くむことは、今後被災地がその特産物を売ることで復興支援金を得る際に有効である。また、消費者の環境意識や外国文化への関心といった要素は、被災地への支援意識に正の影響を及ぼしている可能性も示唆された。グローバル化で一国の消費活動が世界に与える影響が大きくなっている中、本研究成果は、消費行動の地球環境への影響といったより広い意味での利他的視点で、消費行動を捉えて行くことの重要性を示すことができたといえる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (17 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (7 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 6 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 1 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Investigating the effects of altruism on consumer preference for food from disaster-affected regions: A case of Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Aruga, K., and Bolt, T.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Agriculture and Food Research

      Volume: 6 Pages: 1-10

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jafr.2021.100215

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Is the willingness to support disaster regions through consumption related to altruism? A discrete choice experiment2020

    • Author(s)
      Aruga Kentaka、Bolt Timothy
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

      Volume: 50 Pages: 101876-101876

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.ijdrr.2020.101876

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Is Environmental Awareness a Good Predictor of an Individual’s Altruism Level?2020

    • Author(s)
      Aruga Kentaka
    • Journal Title

      Sustainability

      Volume: 12 Issue: 19 Pages: 7929-7929

    • DOI

      10.3390/su12197929

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Radiation knowledge and willingness to buy bottled water from regions near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant2020

    • Author(s)
      Aruga Kentaka
    • Journal Title

      Water International

      Volume: 45 Issue: 7-8 Pages: 812-823

    • DOI

      10.1080/02508060.2020.1795789

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Analyzing the condition of Japanese electricity cost linkages by fossil fuel sources after the Fukushima disaster2020

    • Author(s)
      Kentaka Aruga
    • Journal Title

      Energy Transitions

      Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Pages: 91-100

    • DOI

      10.1007/s41825-020-00025-y

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Consumer Behavior to Support the Disaster Region and Altruistic Perception2019

    • Author(s)
      有賀 健高
    • Journal Title

      Papers on Environmental Information Science

      Volume: ceis33 Issue: 0 Pages: 205-210

    • DOI

      10.11492/ceispapers.ceis33.0_205

    • NAID

      130007750164

    • Year and Date
      2019-11-25
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Consumer Perceptions toward Seafood Produced near the Fukushima Nuclear Plant2018

    • Author(s)
      Aruga, K., and Wakamatsu, H.
    • Journal Title

      Marine Resource Economics

      Volume: 33 Issue: 4 Pages: 373-386

    • DOI

      10.1086/698998

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Investigating the effects of altruism on consumer preference for food from disaster-affected regions: a case of Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      有賀健高
    • Organizer
      環境経済・政策学会2021年大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Radiation knowledge and willingness to buy bottled water from regions near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant2021

    • Author(s)
      Aruga, K.
    • Organizer
      7th International Conference on Water Resource and Environment
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 消費を通じた被災地支援行動は消費者の利他的意識と関係しているのか2020

    • Author(s)
      有賀健高
    • Organizer
      環境経済・政策学会2020年大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 被災地復興支援の消費行動と利他的意識に関する研究2019

    • Author(s)
      有賀健高
    • Organizer
      2019年度環境情報科学研究発表大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Consumer Behavior to Support the Disaster Region and Altruistic Perception2019

    • Author(s)
      有賀健高
    • Organizer
      環境経済・政策学会2019年大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Choice experiment to understand consumer behavior to help regions suffering from natural disaster2019

    • Author(s)
      Kentaka Aruga
    • Organizer
      2nd Joint Seminar between National University of Civil Engineering and Saitama University 2
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Radiation Knowledge and Willingness to Buy Mineral Water of Regions near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant2018

    • Author(s)
      Aruga, Kentaka
    • Organizer
      41st International IAEE conference
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 福島原発近辺の水産物に関する消費者意識についての研究2018

    • Author(s)
      有賀健高
    • Organizer
      環境経済・政策学会2018年大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] Environmental and Natural Resource Economics2022

    • Author(s)
      Aruga, K.
    • Total Pages
      193
    • Publisher
      Springer Nature
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 環境経済学:環境・資源問題を経済学はどう捉えるか2021

    • Author(s)
      有賀健高
    • Total Pages
      230
    • Publisher
      時潮社
    • ISBN
      9784788807518
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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