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Regulatory reforms and productivity: An empirical analysis of the Japanese electricity industry

Nakano, Makiko; Managi, Shunsuke - In: Energy policy 36 (2008) 1, pp. 201-209

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Japanese domestic environmental policy : with a focus on climate change and air pollution policy

Arimura, Toshihide - In: The Routledge handbook of environmental economics in Asia, (pp. 516-531). 2015

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An empirical study of the SO2 allowance market : effects of PUC regulations

Arimura, Toshi H. - In: Journal of environmental economics and management : … 44 (2002) 2, pp. 271-289

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Do Social Norms Matter to Energy Saving Behavior? Endogenous Social and Correlated Effects

Arimura, Toshi H.; Katayama, Hajime; Sakudo, Mari - Tokyo Center for Economic Research (TCER)

Social norms have received growing attention as a potential driver for pro-environmental behavior, partly due to ample evidence based on survey data. Using data from a Japanese household survey on energy saving behavior, we estimate a structural model of social interactions that account for...

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Adoption of ISO9001 through supply chain in Vietnam : impacts of FDI and product-related environmental regulation

Iguchi, Hakaru; Arimura, Toshi H.; Michida, Etsuyo - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2015

The objective of the present study is to examine the determinants of ISO 9001 certification, focusing on the effect of Product-related Environmental Regulations on Chemicals (PRERCs) and FDI using the answers to several questions in our Vietnam survey conducted from December 2011 to January...

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Is ISO 14001 a gateway to more advanced voluntary action? The case of green supply chain management

Arimura, Toshi H.; Darnall, Nicole; Katayama, Hajime - In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 61 (2011) 2, pp. 170-182

Using Japanese facility-level data, we estimate the effects of ISO 14001 certification on the promotion of more advanced practices, namely green supply chain management (GSCM). Our results show that ISO 14001 promotes GSCM practices. Facilities with environmental management systems (EMS)...

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Cost-Effectiveness of Electricity Energy Efficiency Programs

Arimura, Toshi H.; Li, Shanjun; Newell, Richard G.; … - 2011

We analyze the cost-effectiveness of electric utility ratepayer-funded programs to promote demand-side management (DSM) and energy efficiency (EE) investments. We specify a model that relates electricity demand to previous EE DSM spending, energy prices, income, weather, and other demand...

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Output-Based Allocation of Emissions Permits for Mitigating the Leakage and Competitiveness Issues for the Japanese Economy

Takeda, Shiro; Arimura, Toshi H.; Tamechika, Hanae; … - 2011

The adoption of domestic emissions trading schemes (ETS) can impose a heavy burden on energy-intensive industries. In particular, energy-intensive industries competing with foreign competitors could lose their international edge. Although the abatement of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in...

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Cost-Effectiveness of Electricity Energy Efficiency Programs

Newell, Richard; Palmer, Karen; Arimura, Toshi H.; Li, … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2011

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The effects of alternative carbon mitigation policies on Japanese industries

Sugino, Makoto; Arimura, Toshi H.; Morgenstern, Richard D. - In: Energy Policy 62 (2013) C, pp. 1254-1267

To address the climate change issue, developed nations have considered introducing carbon pricing mechanisms in the form of a carbon tax or an emissions trading scheme (ETS). Despite the small number of programmes actually in operation, these mechanisms remain under active discussion in a number...

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