TANAKA, Makoto

- Position:
  Associate Professor
- Degree:
  Ph.D. in Economics, University of Tokyo
Current Research Interests:
Regulation, Energy, Environment

Professional Career:

2003	Assistant Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
2004	Faculty Fellow, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
2007	Associate Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
2008	Visiting Scholar, Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering
2009	Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley, Goldman School of Public Policy

Selected publications:
Tanaka, M. gMulti-Sector Model of Tradable Emission Permits,h Environmental and Resource Economics, forthcoming.

Tanaka, M. gThe Effects of Uncertain Divestiture as Regulatory Threat,h Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, forthcoming.

Tanaka, M. (2009) gTransmission-Constrained Oligopoly in the Japanese Electricity Market,h Energy Economics 31(5): 690-701.

Tanaka, M. (2007) gExtended Price Cap Mechanism for Efficient Transmission Expansion under Nodal Pricing,h Networks and Spatial Economics 7(3): 257-275.

Tanaka, M. (2006) gReal-Time Pricing with Ramping Costs: A New Approach to Managing a Steep Change in Electricity Demand,h Energy Policy 34(18): 3634-3643.

Tanaka, M. (2008) gTransmission Investment in Oligopolistic Electricity Markets: Implications for the Japanese Electricity Marketh (in Japanese), Journal of Socio Economic Research 56: 81-94.

Tanaka, M. (2002) gReal-Time Pricing for Managing Steep Change of Electricity Demandh (in Japanese), JCER Economic Journal 46: 80-102.

Hatta, T., and M. Tanaka, Eds. (2007) The Economics of Regulatory Reform: A Case Study of Electric Power Industry (in Japanese), Tokyo, Japan: Nikkei Publishing Inc.

Hatta, T., and M. Tanaka, Eds. (2004) Liberalizing Electricity Markets: An Economic Analysis (in Japanese), Tokyo, Japan: Toyo Keizai Inc

Social contributions:

2004-2005	Member, Working Group of Electric Power Industry, Committee on Regulatory Impact Analysis in the Field of Public Utility Rates, Cabinet Office (CAO)
2005-2006	Member, Subcommittee to Evaluate System Reform, Electricity Industry Committee, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
2005-2007	Member, Energy Working Group, Subcommittee on Competition Enhancement, New Growth Policy Committee, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
2007-2009	Expert Member, Council for the Promotion of Regulatory Reform, Cabinet Office (CAO)