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100			_aHe, Guojun and Tanaka, Takanao _941731
245			_aEnergy saving may kill: Evidence from the Fukushima nuclear accident
260			_aAmerican Economic Journal: Applied Economics
300			_a15(2), Apr, 2023: p.377-414
520			_aFollowing the Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan gradually shut down all its nuclear power plants, causing a countrywide power shortage. In response the government launched large-scale energy-saving campaigns to reduce electricity consumption. Exploiting the electricity-saving targets across regions and over time, we show that the campaigns significantly increased mortality, particularly during extremely hot days. The impact is primarily driven by people using less air conditioning, as encouraged by the government. Nonpecuniary incentives can explain most of the reduction in electricity consumption. Our findings suggest there exists a trade-off between climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation.- Reproduced
773			_aAmerican Economic Journal: Applied Economics
906			_aNUCLEAR ENERGY
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