Dr Takahiko Kiso

Biography

Takahiko Kiso is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Economics at the University of Aberdeen Business School. His primary research interests are in environmental, energy, and public economics. He holds a PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park; an MSc in Applied Mathematics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; and both an MA and a BA in Economics from the University of Tokyo. His research has been published in peer-reviewed academic journals, including The Economic Journal and the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.

Prizes and Awards

Honourable mention, EAERE Award for the Best Paper Published in Environmental and Resource Economics During 2019. European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 2020.

Research Overview

Primary fields: environmental economics, energy economics, public economics

Funding and Grants

• Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Scholarships. Co-investigator. Amount: £1,050,000. 2018–present.
• Henderson Economic Research Fund. Co-investigator. Amount: £2,000. 2016.
• University of Aberdeen Elphinstone Scholarship. Amount: £39,000. 2015–2018.
• University of Aberdeen Elphinstone Scholarship. Amount: £37,800. 2014–2017.
• Scottish Government / ClimateXChange Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Grant. Co-investigator. Amount: £257,000. 2014-2017.

Teaching Responsibilities

Current Courses

• EC3530: Economics of Natural Resources and the Environment (undergraduate (UG))
• BU5025: Quantitative Methods (postgraduate (PG))
• BU555F: Business Strategy (PG)
• BU555H:  Economics of Energy Transition (PG)
• BU555N:  Advanced Data Analysis (PG)
• EC50D2: Business Strategy and the Energy Sector (PG, distance learning)