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An Empirical Analysis of Energy Conservation Behaviors in Households

Research Project

Project/Area Number 24530267
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Applied economics
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

ARIMURA Toshihide  早稲田大学, 政治経済学術院, 教授 (70327865)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KATAYAMA Hajime  早稲田大学, 商学学術院, 准教授 (00595746)
IWATA Kazuyuki  高崎経済大学, 地域政策部, 准教授 (90590042)
Project Period (FY) 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Keywords省エネルギー / 地球温暖化 / 社会的規範 / 構造推定 / ピアエフェクト / 情報提供 / 行動経済学 / 環境経済学 / 構造推定分析 / 省エネ行動 / 家計 / 震災 / 節電
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We examined energy conservation behaviors in Japanese households to promote the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. First, using a household survey conducted in a suburb of Tokyo, we examined whether individuals properly perceive the benefits of energy-saving actions. We found that, on average, Japanese individuals overestimate the benefits. Further, we found that the higher perceived benefit of energy saving actions does not necessarily lead to the real actions. We also examined the effectiveness of environmental subsidy, known as eco-point. We found that emission reduction due to the eco-point program was not as great as previously reported by the government agencies. Further, we confirmed the rebound effect from the purchase of energy efficient appliances by the program. Finally, we examined the diffusion of energy saving actions in Japanese households after the Great East Japan Earthquake. The survey indicates that there is a large emission reduction potential form household.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2014 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • 2012 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 3 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (10 results) (of which Invited: 1 results) Book (3 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Do households misperceive the benefits of energy-saving actions? Evidence from a Japanese household survey2015

    • Author(s)
      K.Iwata, H. Katayama and T.H.Arimura
    • Journal Title

      Energy for Sustainable Development

      Volume: 25

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] 国内排出量取引の国際リンク及び関連経済分析の動向と展望2015

    • Author(s)
      有村俊秀
    • Journal Title

      環境経済・政策研究

      Volume: 8 Pages: 50-60

    • NAID

      130005068968

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 温室効果ガス削減の方法-経済的手段の役割2015

    • Author(s)
      有村俊秀・杉野誠
    • Journal Title

      環境情報科学

      Volume: 44 Pages: 36-41

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] 井口衡・呉暁芸・有村俊秀2014

    • Author(s)
      ISO14001 認証取得のインセンティブとその有効性-大企業と中小企業の比較分析-
    • Journal Title

      環境科学会誌

      Volume: 27 Pages: 45-351

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Economic Impacts and Emissions Reduction Effects of JCM: Analysis using a Disaggregated Input-Output Table2014

    • Author(s)
      有村俊秀
    • Organizer
      The 4th IAEE Asian Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      北京
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-18 – 2014-09-21
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Do Social Norms Matter to Energy Saving Behavior? Endogenous Social and Correlated Effects2014

    • Author(s)
      Toshi H. Arimura & Mari Sakudo
    • Organizer
      5th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists
    • Place of Presentation
      トルコ・イスタンブール
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Do households misperceive benefits from energy saving behaviors?: Evidence from the Japanese household survey2013

    • Author(s)
      岩田和之
    • Organizer
      European IAEE Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Duesseldorf, Germany
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Do Social Norms Matter To Energy Ssaving Behavior ?:Social Endogenous and Correlated Effects2013

    • Author(s)
      有村俊秀
    • Organizer
      AERE 3rd Annual Summer Confeence
    • Place of Presentation
      Banff, Canada
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 家計は省エネ金額を正しく認識しているか?2012

    • Author(s)
      岩田和之
    • Organizer
      環境経済・政策学会
    • Place of Presentation
      東北大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Do households misperceive benefits from energy saving behaviors?: Evidence from the Japanese household survey2012

    • Author(s)
      岩田和之
    • Organizer
      環境経営学会秋季研究大会
    • Place of Presentation
      広島修道大学
    • Related Report
      2012 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Do Social Norms Matter to Energy Saving Behavior? Endogenous Social and Correlated Effects

    • Author(s)
      Toshi H. Arimura
    • Organizer
      AERE 3rd Annual Summer Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      カナダ・バンフ
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Do households misperceive benefits from energy saving behaviors?: Evidence from the Japanese household survey

    • Author(s)
      Kazuyuki Iwata
    • Organizer
      IAEE European Conference2013
    • Place of Presentation
      ドイツ・デュッセルドルフ
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Do Social Norms Matter to Energy Saving Behavior? Endogenous Social and Correlated Effects

    • Author(s)
      Toshi H. Arimura & Mari Sakudo
    • Organizer
      East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics
    • Place of Presentation
      韓国・プサン
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Labor Market Distortions and Welfare-decreasing International Emissions Trading

    • Author(s)
      Toshi H. Arimura
    • Organizer
      KEEI International Workshop of Top-down Models on Climate Changes
    • Place of Presentation
      韓国・ソウル
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] Environmental Subsidies to Consumers:How did they work in the Japanese market?(Chapter5: A Policy evaluation of the eco-point program)2016

    • Author(s)
      有村俊秀(分担執筆, Shigeru Matsumoto 編)
    • Total Pages
      20
    • Publisher
      Routledge: Taylor and Francis Group
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 温暖化対策の新しい排出削減メカニズム :二国間クレジット制度を中心とした経済分析と展望2015

    • Author(s)
      有村俊秀(編著者)、岩田和之
    • Total Pages
      180
    • Publisher
      日本評論社
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] 環境政策の新展開(第6章:家計への環境政策:行動心理を考慮した新政策)2015

    • Author(s)
      岩田和之(分担執筆、高崎経済大学地域政策研究センター(編))
    • Total Pages
      23
    • Publisher
      勁草書房
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Do Social Norms Matter to Energy Saving Behavior?

    • URL

      http://www.waseda-pse.jp/ircpea/jp/publish/working-paper-e-series/

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Households' mispercption of energy saving

    • URL

      http://www1.tcue.ac.jp/home1/c-gakkai/dp/dp14-02.pdf

    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report

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Published: 2013-05-31   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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