Yoshiaki Ushifusa 
Position:
Associate Professor, The University of Kitakyusyu, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Degree:
M.A in Economics, Chuo University
Specialty:
environmental economics
Current Research Interests:
Environment, Energy,

Professional Career

  • 2001 Lecturer, The University of Kitakyushu
  • 2004 Associate Professor, The University of Kitakyushu

Selected publications

  • Takaaki Kato, Ayano Tokuhara, Yoshiaki Ushifusa, Arata Sakurai, Keiji Aramaki, Fumitaka Maruyama(2016)“Consumer responses to critical peak pricing: Impacts of maximum electricity-saving behavior,” The Electricity Journal, Volume 29, Issue 2, pp.12-19.
  • Yao Zhang, Weijun Gao, Yoshiaki Ushifusa, Wei Chen, Soichiro Kuroki(2015) “An Exploratory Analysis of Kitakyushu Residential Customer Response to Dynamic Electricity Pricing”, Urban Planning and Architectural Design for Sustainable Development, pp.409-416, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.
  • Yan Zheng, Didit Novianto, Yao Zhang, Yoshiaki Ushifusa, Weijun Gao(2015)“Study on Residential Lifestyle and Energy Use of Japanese Apartment/Multidwelling Unit”, Urban Planning and Architectural Design for Sustainable Development, pp.388-397, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.
  • Weijun Gao, Liyang Fan, Yoshiaki Ushifusa, Qunyin Gu, Jianxing Ren(2015),“Possibility and Challenge of Smart Community in Japan”, Urban Planning and Architectural Design for Sustainable Development, pp.109-118, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy.
  • Ushifusa, Y. and A. Tomohara(2013)  “Productivity and Labor Density: Agglomeration Effects over Time”, Atlantic Economic Journal 41(2): 123-132.
  • Yoshiaki Ushifusa(2013), An Economic Analysis of Feed-in Tariff Policy, The Review of Business and Economics, The University of Kitakyushu, Vol.49, No.1・2(in Japanese), 57-64.
  • Yoshiaki Ushifusa(2012), A landscape Value Mojikoretro Using Contingent Valuation, The Review of Business and Economics, The University of Kitakyushu, Vol.48, No.1・2(in Japanese), 35-48.
  • Yoshiaki Ushifusa(2006), Voluntary Agreements in Environmental Policy, The Review of Business and Economics, The University of Kitakyushu, Vol.41, No.4(in Japanese), 1-11.

Others

  • Member, Committee for the Promotion of Green Consumer, City of Kitakyushu
  • Member, Committee for Post-Project Evaluation of Urban Regeneration, City of Kitakyushu