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Determinants of willingness-to-pay for renewable energy: does the age of nuclear power plant reactors matter?

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  • Pierre-Alexandre Mahieu
  • Hermann Pythagore Pierre Donfouet
  • Bengt Kriström

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Many countries are facing a dilemma over whether to extend the lives of their old reactors or make costly capital investments on Renewable Energy (RE). This paper explores the determinants of Willingness-To-Pay (WTP) for RE in France by means of a contingent valuation question that was included in a large web survey organized by the OECD. The main contribution of our paper is to test whether people living close to a reactor are sensitive to the age of the reactor. We find that the age of the reactor has a positive effect on WTP for RE.

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  • Pierre-Alexandre Mahieu & Hermann Pythagore Pierre Donfouet & Bengt Kriström, 2015. "Determinants of willingness-to-pay for renewable energy: does the age of nuclear power plant reactors matter?," Revue d'économie politique, Dalloz, vol. 125(2), pages 299-315.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:repdal:redp_252_0299
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    1. Gianluca Grilli, 2017. "Renewable energy and willingness to pay: Evidences from a meta-analysis," ECONOMICS AND POLICY OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 2017(1-2), pages 253-271.
    2. Galzi, Pierre-Yves, 2023. "Do green electricity consumers contribute to the increase in electricity generation capacity from renewable energy sources? Evidence from France," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 179(C).

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    Contingent valuation; nuclear power plant; renewable energy;
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    JEL classification:

    • C82 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data; Data Access
    • I10 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - General
    • Q21 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Renewable Resources and Conservation - - - Demand and Supply; Prices

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