Kenichi Imai Last updated: Oct 27, 2019 at 14:05
Profile Kenichi Imai received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. His specializations are environmental economics and urban economics. Research themes of interest are: municipal emissions trading systems in Asia; community-based energy supply with renewables in India; international competitiveness of Japanese environment-related technologies; mechanism of diffusion and progress of green-technology in developing countries.
Education
Aug 1994
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Aug 1999
Doctoral Program, Dept. of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder
Sep 1990
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Aug 1992
Master's Program, Graduate School of International Studies, University of Denver
Apr 1973
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Mar 1977
Dept. of Politics and Economics, Meiji University
Published Papers
Kenichi Imai
World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development 12(1) 77-94 2015 [Refereed]
Characteristics and Issues in Promoting Japanese Eco-Cities
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Higashi Asia eno Shiten 25(2) 1-14 Jun 2014 [Refereed]
Sustainable Environmental City from the Viewpoints of Citizens and Businesses-Case of Kitakyushu-(Part 2)
Imai, K., Kishimoto, C., Tamura, K.
Higashi Asia eno Shiten 25(2) 26-38 Jun 2014 [Refereed]
Sustainable Environmental City from the Viewpoints of Citizens and Businesses-Case of Kitakyushu-(Part 1)
Imai, K., Kishimoto, C., Tamura, K.
Higashi Asia eno Shiten 25(1) 9-16 Mar 2014 [Refereed]
International Competitiveness of Japanese Environment-related Technologies: An Analysis Using Patent Data
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Conference Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainability, Technology and Education Nov 2013 [Refereed]
Conference Activities & Talks
Effects of Different Types of Cap-and-Trade Mechanisms on CO2 Reduction: Experiences from China, India and Japan
Kenichi Imai
International Symposium on Governing Global Climate Change: Potential and Prospects of a Paris Accord 28 Nov 2015
Assessing the Effects of Kyoto Mechanisms on the Diffusion of Climate Change Mitigation Technologies [Invited]
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Journal of Economic Surveys Special Issue and International Conference: The Economics of Climate Change 24 Aug 2015
Comparative Study on Municipal Emissions Trading Schemes in Asia: China, India and Japan
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7th International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts and Responses 11 Apr 2015
Impacts of Declining and Aging Population on Urban Residential Energy Consumption in Japan
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2014 EAAERE (the East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics) Inter-Congress Conference 8 Dec 2014
Japanese Environment-related Technologies: An Analysis Using Patent Data
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The 2nd Biennial Conference on Sustainable Business, Energy and Development in Asia 17 Mar 2014
Research Grants & Projects
Merits in the Linkage of Municipal Emissions Trading Schemes across Asia
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Project Year: Apr 2013 - Mar 2016 Investigator(s): Kenichi Imai
Study on the Disparity in Living Conditions between India's Urban and Rural Areas
City of Kitakyushu:
Project Year: Apr 2011 - Mar 2012 Investigator(s): Kenichi Imai
Study on the Feasibility and Merits of Emissions Trading among Municipalities
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science: Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Project Year: Apr 2009 - Mar 2010 Investigator(s): Kenichi Imai
Social Contribution
Japanese Economy
[Lecturer] Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA General Orientation 21 Oct 2014
Japanese Economy
[Lecturer] Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA General Orientation 4 Jul 2014
Japanese Economy
[Lecturer] Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA General Orientation 29 May 2014
