Takahiko Kiso

Takahiko Kiso is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Economics at the University of Aberdeen Business School. He specializes in environmental economics, energy economics, and public policy.

• PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland, College Park
• MSc in Applied Mathematics, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
• MA and BA in Economics, University of Tokyo

His research examines how environmental policies influence technological innovation, energy adoption, and market dynamics. Key topics include pricing mechanisms, subsidy effectiveness, and sustainable investment strategies.

Late-breaking research trends include: natural experiments in energy policy evaluation, design of corrective subsidies for climate action, and analysis of corporate sustainable investment behavior. His work spans empirical studies in renewable energy, transportation policy, and institutional analysis.

• 2020: Honourable mention, EAERE Award for Best Paper

Kiso has received research funding from the Leverhulme Trust, Scottish Government/ClimateXChange, and the University of Aberdeen. He teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses on natural resource economics, quantitative methods, and energy transition economics.