Curriculum Vitae
Current Position
Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Keio University.
Other Current Positions
- Adviser, University of Tokyo Economic Consulting, 2021.10-present.
- Adjunct Researcher, Keio Economic Observatory, 2024.1-present.
- Panelist, Nikkei Economics Panel, 2024.11-present.
- Research Fellow, Tokyo Center for Economic Research, 2014-present.
- Editorial Council, Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 2026.4-present.
Previous Positions
- Research Fellow, Mitsubishi Economic Research Institute, 2023.7-2024.6.
- Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Policy and Planning Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 2017-2020.
- Visiting Associate Professor, Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia, 2017.2-2017.3.
- Visiting Researcher, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, 2016-2017.
- Associate Professor of Economics, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University, 2012-2017.
- Assistant Professor of Economics, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sophia University, 2010-2012.
- Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College, 2008-2010.
- Business Analyst, Investment Research Department, Goldman Sachs & Co., 1999-2001.
Education
University of Minnesota, Ph.D. Applied Economics, 2008.
Awards
- Outstanding Publications Award, Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 2023.
- Fulbright Scholarship, The Japan-U.S. Educational Commission, 2002.
Publications
For a detailed and current research list, see the Research page.
Teaching
Undergraduate Courses
- Economy and Environment, Keio University, Spring 2020-present.
- Environmental Economics, Keio University, Spring 2020-present.
- Public Economics, University of Tsukuba, Spring 2018-Spring 2020.
- Empirical Microeconomics, University of Tsukuba, Fall 2018-Fall 2019.
- Principles of Microeconomics, Sophia University, 2010-Fall 2016.
- Public Economics, Sophia University, Spring 2011-Fall 2016.
- Industrial Organization, Sophia University, Fall 2011-Fall 2016.
- Economic Development, Sophia University, Fall 2013.
- Economics of Natural Resources and Environment, Sophia University, 2010-2016.
- Price and Allocation Theory (Intermediate Micro), Williams College, 2008-2010.
- Economics of the Environment, Williams College, 2008-2010.
Graduate Courses
- Environmental Economics, Keio University, Spring 2020-present.
- Statistical Analysis, University of Tsukuba, Fall 2017-Spring 2020.
- Development Theory and Policy, Sophia University, 2011-2013.
- Environmental Policy and Natural Resource Management, Williams College, Spring 2009.
- Mathematics for Economists, University of Minnesota, Summer 2005 and 2007.
- Environmental Economics and Public Policy, Sophia University, Spring 2013-Fall 2016.
External Research Grants
- PI, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research B, "Environment, Transportation, and New Economic Geography," 2021-2025.
- Co-PI, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, 2022-2024.
- Co-PI, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, 2019-2022.
- Co-PI, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research B, 2019-2023.
- PI, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-aid for Scientific Research C, "Incentive Design and Structural Estimation of Demand for Car Ownership and Utilization," 2018-2021.
- PI, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-aid for Young Scientists, "Theoretical and Empirical Analyses on the Long-run Impact of Environmental Regulations on Industry Dynamics," 2013-2015.
- Co-PI, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, "Integrated Model of Water Quality and the Economy," 2013-2015.
- PI, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grant-in-aid for Young Scientists, "Theoretical and Empirical Analyses on the Possibility of Water Quality Trading," 2011-2013.
Referee Service
American Agricultural Economic Association Selected Papers 2008, 2009, China Economic Review, Contemporary Economic Policy, Energy Economics, Environment and Development Economics, Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Environmental and Resource Economics, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Journal of Economics, Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Land Economics, Nature Communications, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy Studies (in Japanese), Review of Industrial Organization, Resource and Energy Economics, University of Toronto Press, Water Economics and Policy, Water Resources and Economics, Water Resources Research, World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, National Research and Development Agency (Chile).