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（Last updated : 2026-09-17 00:40:26）　

NAKAI MIWA

Department / Course College of Economics Department of Economics

Title / Position Associate Professor

Other Affiliations
1.	Graduate School of Economics

Academic background
1.	2011/04/01～2015/09/25	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) │ Graduate School, Division of Economics │ Kobe University │ Completed Ph.D. in Economics
2.	2009/04/01～2011/03/31	Doctoral Program (1st Semester) │ Graduate School, Division of Economics │ Kobe University │ Completed
3.	2007/02/26～2008/12/16	Economics Major │ Bachelor of Commerce │ Griffith University │ Graduated
4.	2006/02/27～2007/01/31	Diploma of Commerce │ Queensland Institute of Business and Technology （currently, Griffith College） │ Graduated

Business career
1.	2025/04/01 ～	Associate Professor │ College of Economics │ Ritsumeikan University
2.	2020/04/01 ～ 2025/03/31	Associate Professor │ Faculty of Economics │ Fukui Prefectural University
3.	2018/04/01 ～ 2020/03/31	Assistant Professor │ Research Institute for Environmental Economics and Management │ Waseda University
4.	2014/04/01 ～ 2018/03/31	Project Researcher │ Presidential Endowed Chair for "Platinum Society" │ University of Tokyo

Research activities
1.	2011 ～	Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies
2.	2024/04/01 ～	∟ Managing Director

Papers
1.	2025/05/26	Cooling the tropics sustainably: Evidence from a choice experiment on energy efficient air conditioners in the Philippines │ Energy Economics │ 108582
2.	2024/09	Preferences for dynamic electricity tariffs: A comparison of households in Germany and Japan │ Ecological Economics │ 223,pp.108239-108239
3.	2024/08	Household energy choices: New empirical evidence and policy implications for sustainable behaviour │ OECD Environment Working Papers │ 247
4.	2024/03	Are sustainable firms more innovative? The case of China │ Japan and the World Economy │ 69,pp.101238-101238
5.	2023/02/25	Consumers’ preferences for energy-efficient air conditioners in a developing country: a discrete choice experiment using eco labels │ Energy Efficiency │ 16 (3)
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Winning science prize
1.	2026/09/13	The Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies (SEEPS) SEEPS Young Achievement Award

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research -KAKENHI-
1.	2024/04/01 ～ 2028/03/31	Understanding the drivers of sustainable investment : Evidence from field experiments in Japan and the Philippines │ Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
2.	2023/04/01 ～ 2026/03/31	An Empirical Study on R&D Performance of Chinese Firms: Local Government Industrial Policy and ESG Management Perspective │ Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
3.	2021/04/01 ～ 2024/03/31	How ESG investment can be popularised? An empirical exploration of driving factors │ Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
4.	2018/04/01 ～ 2021/03/31	Developing an energy literacy scaling technique and an evaluation model of energy education efficacy: A case of elementary to high school students │ Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
5.	2016/08/26 ～ 2018/03/31	Developing energy literacy index and analysing the relationship between literacy and energy choices │ Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Competitive grants, etc. (exc. KAKENHI)
1.	2026/04/01 ～ 2028/03/31	Identifying and Overcoming Barriers among Underrepresented Groups in Sustainable Inv esting in Japan and Germany │ Research by External Competitive Fund │ Bilateral Joint Research Projects

Subject
1.	Environmental Economics
2.	Special Seminar Ⅱ
3.	実践経済演習Ⅱ