Targeted interventions of green technologies in Japan through network simulations

2022 Fiscal Year Research-status Report

• Project/Area Number: 22K13410
• Research Institution: Asian Growth Research Institute
• Principal Investigator: DOMINGUEZ ALVARO 公益財団法人アジア成長研究所, 研究部, 上級研究員 (30909164)
• Project Period (FY): 2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
• Keywords: Networks / Simulations / Green Technology / Targeting / Economic policy

Outline of Annual Research Achievements

The main objective of this project is to analyze whether optimally targeting interventions of environmentally friendly technologies in Japan can contribute to their diffusion. For the first year (stage 1), I performed the following:
- Analyzed the data that I had previously collected. This data helped determine the parameters and the code for the modeling later.
- I wrote most of the code needed to perform the simulations as planned. This code will serve as the basis for the following stages.
- I completed some analyses and gathered some initial results, which were better than expected. I am now checking them in more detail to verify that there are no errors or problems.

Current Status of Research Progress

2: Research has progressed on the whole more than it was originally planned.

Reason

Up to this point, everything has been going according to the outlined plan. The code for the simulations had some initial problems, but I was able to fix it successfully. I have obtained some early results and am in the process of analyzing and interpreting them. In the next stage (stage 2), I will present them at international conferences and seminars to receive comments.

Strategy for Future Research Activity

This year I will move to the second stage of the project. In this stage, I will perform some additional analyses and adjust the code accordingly. I will also present preliminary results at domestic and international seminars and conferences. Next, I will write a first draft from the results and feedback I obtain from these presentations.

In the third and last stage, I will devise some policy recommendations and extensions. These will be added to the original draft, presented again at academic meetings, and finally, I plan to submit the draft to a peer-reviewed journal for publication.

Causes of Carryover

In the past fiscal year, due to logistical problems, I could not travel abroad to work with my coauthor on this project. Some of the funds were going to be used on that trip. A computer and some software would also be purchased for the trip but were postponed. Instead, these funds will be used when I travel this year.