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Diesel vehicle registration restrictions in Japan: Measuring economic and health benefits

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K01625
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 07040:Economic policy-related
Research InstitutionKwansei Gakuin University

Principal Investigator

Nishitateno Shuhei  関西学院大学, 総合政策学部, 教授 (20734007)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords政策評価
Outline of Research at the Start

1992年に、日本では都市部において自動車から排出される大気汚染物質の削減を目指し、
NOx・PM法が制定され、その主要施策として車種規制が導入された。本研究では、車種規制の便益を明らかにすることを目的とし、大気質改善に対する支払意思額の推計、大気質改善がもたらした健康上の便益の推計、便益を生み出すメカニズムの解明に取り組む。本研究によって得られる成果は、初めて車種規制の経済的便益を測定するという点において環境経済学の発展に寄与するとともに、我が国における証拠に基づく政策立案の推進にも寄与することが期待される。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The objective of this research was to evaluate the effects of diesel vehicle registration restrictions introduced in Japan in 1992 under the Automobile NOx/PM Law (ANPL), with the aim of reducing ambient pollution concentrations of suspended particulate matter (SPM). I found that economic benefits of improvements in air quality by the intervention was about US$70 billion. I also found evidence that net in-migration appears to be a key mechanism via which clean air was capitalized into higher land values. Furthermore, I found evidence that the intervention contributed to an increase in birthweights in designated areas.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

これまで車種規制の大気汚染排出削減効果に関するエビデンスの蓄積が進んできたが、経済的便益や公衆衛生への効果については殆ど研究が行われてこなかった。公衆衛生への効果について本研究では、公衆衛生の対象を胎児に絞り分析を行ったが、規制の効果は、より広範囲(例:子供、成人、高齢者など)に及んだことが予想される。実際、外国では、自動車交通関連政策が、人々の健康改善に有効であるというエビデンスの蓄積が進んでいる。加えて、近年、大気汚染と教育成果や知能指数の関係が注目されている。車種規制が、こうした公衆衛生以外のアウトカムに与えた効果を分析することは、適切に規制の政策評価を行う上で重要である。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (16 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (8 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Peer Reviewed: 6 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] オーストラリア国立大学(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Australian National University/Macquarie University(オーストラリア)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Effects of Low Emission Zones on Air Quality, New Vehicle Registrations, and Birthweights: Evidence from Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Shuhei Nishitateno, Paul J. Burke
    • Journal Title

      RIETI Discussion Paper Series

      Volume: 22 Pages: 1-68

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Measuring Effects of Road Traffic Flows on Ambient Pollution Levels: Evidence from Japan2022

    • Author(s)
      Shuhei Nishitateno, Paul J. Burke, Toshi H. Arimura
    • Journal Title

      SSRN

      Volume: -

    • DOI

      10.2139/ssrn.4029700

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Factors Affecting Renters' Electricity Use: More Than Split Incentives2021

    • Author(s)
      Best Rohan、Burke Paul J.、Nishitateno Shuhei
    • Journal Title

      The Energy Journal

      Volume: 42 Issue: 5 Pages: 23-40

    • DOI

      10.5547/01956574.42.5.rbes

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Willingness to pay for clean air: Evidence from diesel vehicle registration restrictions in Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Nishitateno Shuhei、Burke Paul J.
    • Journal Title

      Regional Science and Urban Economics

      Volume: 88 Pages: 103657-103657

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2021.103657

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Measuring trade creation effects of free trade agreements: Evidence from wine trade in East Asia2021

    • Author(s)
      Harada Kimie、Nishitateno Shuhei
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Asian Economics

      Volume: 74 Pages: 101308-101308

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.asieco.2021.101308

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Willingness to Pay for Clean Air: Evidence from Diesel Vehicle Registration Restrictions in Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Shuhei Nishitateno, Paul Burke
    • Journal Title

      Regional Science and Urban Economics

      Volume: 88

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Factors Affecting Renters’ Electricity Use: More than Split Incentives2021

    • Author(s)
      Rohan Best, Paul Burke, Shuhei Nishitateno
    • Journal Title

      Energy Journal

      Volume: 42 Pages: 23-40

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Have Vehicle Registration Restrictions Improved Urban Air Quality in Japan?2020

    • Author(s)
      Shuhei Nishitateno, Paul Burke
    • Journal Title

      Contemporary Economic Policy

      Volume: 38 Pages: 448-459

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effects of Low Emission Zones on Air Quality, New Vehicle Registrations and Infant Health: Evidence from Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Shuhei Nishitateno
    • Organizer
      15th North American Meeting of the Urban Economics Association
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effects of Low Emission Zones on Air Quality, New Vehicle Registrations and Infant Health: Evidence from Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Shuhei Nishitateno
    • Organizer
      WEAI 96th Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effects of Low Emission Zones on Air Quality, New Vehicle Registrations and Infant Health: Evidence from Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      西立野修平
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会春季大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Effects of Low Emission Zones on Air Quality, New Vehicle Registrations and Infant Health: Evidence from Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Shuhei Nishitateno
    • Organizer
      10th European Meeting of the Urban Economics Association
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Air Pollution and Infant Mortality: Evidence from Driving Restrictions in Japan2020

    • Author(s)
      Shuhei Nishitateno
    • Organizer
      WEAI 95th Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Air Pollution and Infant Mortality: Evidence from Driving Restrictions in Japan2020

    • Author(s)
      西立野修平
    • Organizer
      日本経済学会春季大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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