Environmental Subsidies to Consumers: How did they work in the Japanese market? - Paperback

by Shigeru Matsumoto (Editor)

This book conducts a comprehensive analysis of the environmental subsidy programs conducted in Japan and examines their impacts on consumer product selection, consumer product use, and environmental outcome. The book also proposes recommendations for future environmental and industrial policies.The book's empirical findings will be of interest to those who are researching on and policymakers of environmental and industrial policies.

Author Biography

Shigeru Matsumoto is Professor at the Department of Economics, Aoyama Gakuin University. He studied on Heiwa Nakajima Foundation Scholarship at North Carolina State University, where he earned his PhD in Economics. His research interest lies in the applied welfare economics, with particular focus on consumer behavior analysis.