Research keywords (5):
Regional Science
, Urban Economics
, Regional Economics
, Energy Economics
, Economic Policy
Research theme for competitive and other funds (4):
2022 - 2027 Empirical Study on Inter-regional Network and Borrowed Size Effect
2018 - 2021 Empirical Study on Regional Economic Effects of High-Speed Transportation Network
2015 - 2018 Development and Structural Analysis of Energy Efficiency Indicators in Japan Region
2012 - 2015 Empirical Study on Energy Efficiency in Japan
Papers (38):
Akihiro Otsuka. Lessons from regional electricity demand change following natural disasters in Japan. Regional Science Policy & Practice. 2024. 16. 4
Akihiro Otsuka. Regional convergence of total factor productivity in Japanese industries: evidence from the twenty-first century industry data. Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science. 2024. 8. 1. 165-184
Akihiro Otsuka. Impacts of enhancing regional network economies on regional productivity and productive efficiency in Japan: evaluation from stochastic frontier analysis. Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science. 2024. 8. 1. 25-43
Akihiro Otsuka. Price elasticity of electricity consumption in Japan, 1990 to 2015. SAGE Open. 2024. 14. 1
Akihiro Otsuka. Regional data on electricity consumption and electricity prices in Japan. Data in Brief. 2023. 50. 109467-109467
Akihiro Otsuka. An assessment of regional energy efficiency in Japan's industrial sector. The Bulletin of Yokohama City University. 2020. 71. 2. 81-101
Akihiro Otsuka. The empirical analysis of energy efficiency in Japanese manufacturing industries : The impact of industrial agglomeration on energy efficiency. Okayama Economic Review. 2016. 47. 3. 575-597
Books (4):
A New Driver of Regional Sustainability in Japan : Inter-regional Network Economies
Springer 2021 ISBN:9789811637087
A New Perspective on Agglomeration Economies in Japan : An Application of Productivity Analysis
Springer 2017 ISBN:9789811064890
Regional Energy Demand and Energy Efficiency in Japan : An Application of Economic Analysis
Springer 2016 ISBN:9783319475653
Economic Analysis of Industrial Agglomeration
University Education Press 2008 ISBN:9784887308527
Works (1):
Regional Data on the Electricity Consumption in Japan: 1990-2015
Akihiro Otsuka 2023 - 現在
Education (3):
2002 - 2005 Okayama University Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences
2000 - 2002 Okayama University Graduate School of Economics
1996 - 2000 Okayama University Faculty of Economics
Professional career (1):
Ph.D. (Okayama University)
Work history (2):
2016/04 - 現在 Yokohama City University Association of International Arts and Science Associate Professor
2004/04 - 2016/03 Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
2020/07 - 2021/06 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Reviewer of the International Projects Committee
2020/07 - 2021/06 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Reviewer of the Committee for the Selection of Candidates for Outstanding Research Fellowships
2020/07 - 2021/06 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Reviewer of the Special Fellowship Review Board
2017/09 - 2018/03 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Member of the Committee for the Super-Mega-Region Economic Analysis WG
2017/03 - 2017/08 Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Member of the Preparatory Committee for the Super-Mega-Region Economic Analysis WG
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Awards (3):
2022/10 - The Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International Oishi Yasuhiko Award (Outstanding Paper Award) Assessment of the improvement in energy intensity by the new high-speed railway in Japan
2017/11 - Regional Science Association International "RSPP Annual Paper Award 2017" Estimation and determinants of energy efficiency in Japanese regional economies
2011/11 - Regional Science Association International "Martin Beckmann RSAI Annual Award 2011" Industrial agglomeration effects in Japan: productive efficiency, market access, and public fiscal transfer
Association Membership(s) (3):
Japanese Economic Association
, Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International
, Regional Science Association International