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Profile Information

Affiliation: Assistant Professor, Asian Growth Research Institute
: Visiting Researcher, Tohoku University Graduate School of Ecoonomics and Management Research Center for Policy Design

Degree: Ph.D. in Economics(Sep, 2022, Tohoku University)
Master's degree in Economics(Sep, 2018, Tohoku University)
Bachelor of Arts in Public Finance(Jun, 2016, National Chengchi University, Taiwan)

J-GLOBAL ID: 202201007912504579
researchmap Member ID: R000043738

Research Interests

Research History

Oct, 2022 - Present

Assistant Professor, Asian Growth Research Institute
Aug, 2023 - Present

Visiting Researcher, Tohoku University Graduate School of Ecoonomics and Management Research Center for Policy Design
Feb, 2025 - Mar, 2025

Visiting Scholar, Taiwan National Chengchi University College of Social Sciences International Master's Program of Applied Economics and Social Development

Education

Oct, 2018 - Sep, 2022

Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University
Oct, 2016 - Sep, 2018

Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University
Sep, 2012 - Jun, 2016

Department of Public Finance, Taiwan National Chengchi University

Awards

Misc.

Aging Farmers and the Role of Community in Adaptation to Extreme Temperature Effects on Crop Yields: Empirical Evidence from Japan

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

Tohoku University Research Center for Policy Design Discussion Paper, TUPD-2025-006, Apr, 2025
Assessing the Impact of the Establishment of Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing on Taiwan’s Foreign Direct Investment in Japan: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis

Yi-Chun Ko

AGI Working Paper Series Vol. 2025-06, Mar, 2025
Reducing Health Risks from Extreme Temperatures in the Elderly: The Role of Solar Photovoltaics

Yi-Chun Ko

AGI Research Reports No.2024-03, Mar, 2025
Decarbonization Efforts in Europe: National Initiatives and Legislation

Alvaro Dominguez, Yi-Chun Ko

Perspectives on East Asia, 35(2) 26-37, Dec, 2024
Aging Farmers and the Role of Community in Adaptation to Extreme Temperature Effects on Crop Yields

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

RIETI Discussion Paper Series 24-E-069, Sep, 2024
Japan Residential Electricity Consumption in Response to Climate Change

Yi-Chun Ko

AGI Research Reports No.2023-03, Mar, 2024
Substitution of Human and Physical Capitals in Farm Adaptation to Extreme Temperatures: Evidence from Corn Yields in US

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

Tohoku University Research Center for Policy Design Discussion Paper, TUPD-2024-004, Mar, 2024
Economic Effects of Temperatures on Household Electricity Consumption: A review of the empirical literature

Yi-Chun Ko

AGI Research Reports No.2022-07, Mar, 2023
Capacity to Adapt to Temperature Effects on Crop Yields: Evidence from Rice Production in Japan

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

Tohoku University Research Center for Policy Design Discussion Paper, TUPD-2021-012, Mar, 2022

Presentations

Aging Farmers and the Role of Community in Adaptation to Extreme Temperature Effects on Crop Yields

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

International Symposium on Applied Economics (IMES, NCCU, Taiwan), Feb 21, 2025 Invited
Aging Farmers and the Role of Community in Adaptation to Extreme Temperature Effects on Crop Yields

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

The 15th Fudan-AGI Development Forum, Dec 6, 2024
Assessing the Impact of JASM’s Establishment on Taiwan’s FDI to Japan: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis

Yi-Chun Ko

The 10th AGI-Taiwan Joint Seminar, Nov 29, 2024
Does Age Matter for Adaptation to Extreme Temperature Effects on Crop Yields?

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) 2024 Summer Conference, May 31, 2024
Does Age Matter for Adaptation to Extreme Temperature Effects on Crop Yields?

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

Australasian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society (AARES) 2024 Annual Conference, Feb 9, 2024
Japan Household Consumption in Response to Climate Change

Yi-Chun Ko

The 9th AGI-Taiwan Joint Seminar, Jan 25, 2024
Does Age Matter for Adaptation to Extreme Temperature Effects on Crop Yields?

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

SEEPS Workshop 2023, Dec 18, 2023
Farm Characteristics and the Impact of Temperature Rise: Evidence from Corn Yields in US

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

Japanese Economic Association (JEA) 2023 Autumn Meeting, Sep 17, 2023
Farm Characteristics and the Impact of Temperature Rise: Evidence from Corn Yields in US

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

2023 International Conference on Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Sep 3, 2023
Farm Characteristics and the Impact of Temperature Rise: Evidence from Corn Yields in US

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

The 14th Biennial Conference of Asian Consumer and Family Economics Association (ACFEA), Jul 11, 2023
Human and Physical Capitals as Farm Adaptation Capacity to Climate Change: Evidence from Corn Yields in US

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

Kyoto Environment and Development Seminar, Jun 1, 2023 Invited
Does Age Matter for Adaptation to Climate Change: Capacity to Mitigate the Extreme Temperature Effects on Crop Yields

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

The 11th Asian Society of Agricultural Economists (ASAE) International Conference, Mar 19, 2023
Adaptation Capacity to the Negative Temperature Effects on Crop Yields: Evidence from Corn Production in the United States

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 14th HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates, Feb 27, 2023
Empirical Studies of Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Japanese Agriculture

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

The 8th AGI-Taiwan Joint Seminar, Jan 16, 2023
Rice Policy Reform and Farm Structural Change

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

SEEPS Workshop 2022, Dec 20, 2022
Adaptation Capacity to the Effects of Extreme Temperatures on Crop Yields: Evidence from Rice Production in Japan

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

Southern Economic Association (SEA) 92nd Annual Meeting, Nov 21, 2022
Adaptation Capacity to the Effects of Extreme Temperatures on Crop Yields: Evidence from Rice Production in Japan

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

Japanese Economic Association (JEA) 2022 Autumn Meeting, Oct 15, 2022
Adaptation Capacity to the Effects of Extreme Temperatures on Crop Yields: Evidence from Corn Production in US

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

27th SEEPS Annual Conference 2022, Oct 1, 2022
Capacity to Adapt to Temperature Effects on Crop Yields: Evidence from Rice Production in Japan

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 13th HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates, Mar 7, 2022
Capacity to Adapt to Temperature Effects on Crop Yields: Evidence from Rice Production in Japan

Yi-Chun Ko, Shinsuke Uchida, Akira Hibiki

Hiroshima International Conference on Peace and Sustainability 2022, Mar 3, 2022

Professional Memberships

Apr, 2025 - Present

International Health Economics Association (IHEA)
Mar, 2024 - Present

Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE)
Dec, 2023 - Present

Australasian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society (AARES)
Apr, 2022 - Present

Japanese Economic Association
Jun, 2021 - Present

Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies
Oct, 2022 - Dec, 2023

Southern Economic Association (SEA)
Jan, 2022 - Dec, 2023

The Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA)
Dec, 2020 - Dec, 2021

Western Economic Association International (WEAI)

Media Coverage

What does Japan’s rice crisis say about its economy?

BBC, BBC World Service - The Inquiry, May, 2025 TV or radio program