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Time-space Analyses of Oil Shortages in the Tohoku Region after the 3.11 Great East Japan Earthquake (Japanese)

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  • AKAMATSU Takashi
  • YAMAGUCHI Hiromichi
  • NAGAE Takeshi
  • MARUYAMA Takuya
  • IANAMURA Hajime

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In this study, we analyzed the actual amount of gasoline transported into Tohoku region during the first month following the Great East Japan Earthquake. We found that: (1) the amount of gasoline supplied in the Tohoku region during the first two weeks was only 1/3 of the normal demand; (2) the shortage of supply in the first two weeks led to a huge back-log of demand; (3) it took four weeks for the backlog to be cleared, and the lost (suppressed) demand during the period was equivalent to the amount of normal demand for seven days; and (4) the gaps between gasoline supply and demand in the Pacific Ocean coast areas were huge compared with those in the Sea of Japan coast areas. The gap in each prefecture of the Tohoku region was gradually reduced over time in the following order: Akita, Aomori, Iwate, Yamagata, and finally, Miyagi prefectures.

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  • AKAMATSU Takashi & YAMAGUCHI Hiromichi & NAGAE Takeshi & MARUYAMA Takuya & IANAMURA Hajime, 2013. "Time-space Analyses of Oil Shortages in the Tohoku Region after the 3.11 Great East Japan Earthquake (Japanese)," Discussion Papers (Japanese) 13020, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    • Handle: RePEc:eti:rdpsjp:13020
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