Researchers

SHIMIZU, Tohru, PhD
SHIMIZU, Tohru, PhD

Senior Researcher,
Climate Change Group, Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Unit

Fields of Study: Environmental Economics

2010 – Present The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)
2010 PhD in Economics, University of Reitaku, Kashiwa city, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Dissertation: “Uncertainty of Carbon tax at implementation”
2008 MA in Economics, University of Reitaku, Kashiwa city, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
2006 BA in Business, University of Reitaku, Kashiwa city, Chiba Prefecture, Japan

Projects:

  • Carbon pricing Project

Papers:

<Publications>
  • Shimizu, Tohru and Hiroya Ono (2008), “Uncertainty of Carbon Tax in Climate Change Policy,” Reitaku International Journal of Economic Studies, No.16(1), pp.131-155
  • Shimizu, Tohru (2009), “Capital Stock Data and Uncertainty of Carbon Tax Implementation,” Reitaku International Journal of Economic Studies, No.17(2)
<Conference Papers>
  • Shimizu, Tohru and Hiroya Ono (2007), “Uncertainty of the Global Warming Measure due to Carbon Tax,” Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies conference, Shiga, Japan, September 2007
  • Shimizu, Tohru and Hiroya Ono (2008), “Issues of Carbon Tax Enforcement,” Japan Association for Planning Administration conference,
    Tokyo, Japan, September 2008
  • Shimizu, Tohru (2008), “Selection of Capital Stock Data and Uncertainty of Carbon Tax Scenario,” Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies conference, Oosaka, Japan, September 2008
  • Shimizu, Tohru (2011), “Current status of Carbon taxes in developing countries Coping with Border adjustment measures in developed countries,” Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies conference, Nagasaki, Japan, September 2011
  • Shimizu, Tohru (2013), “Evaluations of the EU ETS second phase and its implications for Japanese climate change policy,”
    Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies conference, Nagoya, Japan, September 2013
  • Kim, Songhee and Tohru Shimizu (2014), “International comparison of Voluntary Action”,
    Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies conference, Tokyo, Japan, September 2014
  • Ogawa, Asamu, Tohru Shimizu, and Songhee Kim (2014), “Climate change policy for Industry sector by Japanese Voluntary Action”,
    Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies conference, Tokyo, Japan, September 2014

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