The effect of local monitoring on nuclear safety and compliance: Evidence from France
利用法国核电1978年以来的安全偏差数据,研究发现地方监督和信息披露显著提升了合规水平,但短期内未发现对安全有影响。
We estimate the effect of local monitoring and information disclosure on safety and compliance with self-reporting standards in the French nuclear power industry. We use a novel dataset on deviations from safety, radiological and environmental standards recorded in the French nuclear fleet since 1978. We find that local monitoring and information disclosure increase compliance substantially. However, we fail to find any effect on safety in the short run.