2026.03.09

Wakabayashi, Masayo

  • Socio-Economic Research Center
  • R&D Manager, Energy Economics
    Senior Researcher
  • e-mail: m-waka(at)criepi.denken.or.jp *'(at)'should be replaced by @
  • Areas of Expertise: Policy Studies on Climate Change Mitigation and Energy Efficiency
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Education and Professional Experiences

present
Senior Researcher, Socio-economic Research Center, CRIEPI.
2021.2
D.Ec., Graduate School of Economics, Waseda University.
2005
Visiting Researcher, Policy Study Group, Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
2001 - 2002
Visiting Researcher, Regional Economics Applications Laboratory, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA.
1992
BEc, Department of Economics, Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan.

Degree

Doctor of Economics

Affiliated Academic Society

Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Japan
Society of Environmental Science, Japan

Publications

■CRIEPI RESEARCH REPORT(Japanese)

Main Author

Ex-ante evaluation of Tokyo Cap-and-Trade Program - Key design of the program, lessons learnt from ongoing programs in the U.S. and Europe -

Co-Author

Effectiveness of regulation as a climate policy instrument: Case of informational/educational approach by Tokyo Metropolitan Government

■Academic Papers

Main Author

The role of staff assignment in implementing energy-conserving practices in small- and medium-sized firms: an empirical analysis based on data from a Japanese survey

Springer

Energy Effciency 13/1763-1780

The impact of the Tokyo Metropolitan Emissions Trading Scheme on reducing greenhouse gas emissions: findings from a facility-based study

Taylor&Francis

Climate Policy 18(8)/1028-1043

Voluntary agreements to encourage proactive firm action against climate change: an empirical study of industry associations' voluntary action plans in Japan

Elsevier

Journal of Cleaner Production 112(4)/2885-2895

Voluntary business activities to mitigate climate change: Case studies in Japan

Elsevier

Energy Policy 63/1086-1090

Life Cycle Changes in Consumption Behavior: Age-Specific and Regional Variations

Wiley

Journal of Regional Science 47(2)/315-337

Co-Author

Experience with Carbon Taxes and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Systems

  • Haites, Erik
  • Maosheng, Duan
  • Gallagher, Kelly Sims
  • Mascher, Sharon
  • Narassimhan, Easwaran
  • Richards, Kenneth R.
  • Wakabayashi, Masayo

Duke Law

Environmental Law & Policy Forum 29(3)/109-182

A review of industrial energy and climate policies in Japan and Sweden with emphasis towards SMEs

Elsevier

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 50/504-512

■Books/Book Chapters

Chapter 3 Japan’s Keidanren Voluntary Action Plan on the Environment, in; Morgenstern and Pizer eds.,

Reality check: The nature and performance of voluntary environmental programs in the United States, Europe, and Japan, RFF press, pp.43-63, Morgenstern and Pizer eds.

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