Lecturer, Department of Economics, School of Political Science and Economics, Tokai University
Email: k.nomura[at]tokai.ac.jp
Environmental Economics
Agricultural Economics
Lecturer, Department of Economics, School of Political Science and Economics, Tokai University, April 2026–present
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences and Cultural Studies, Yamanashi Eiwa College, April 2023–March 2026
Project Researcher, School of Political Science and Economics, Tokai University, August 2021–March 2023
Part-time Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Osaka City University, April 2021–July 2021
Ph.D. in Economics, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University, March 2021
M.A. in Economics, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University, March 2016
B.A. in Economics, Faculty of Economics, Tohoku University, March 2014
Nomura, Kai, and Masashi Yamamoto. “Plastic Reduction and Firm Characteristics: Evidence from (Non-)financial Information in Japan.” Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 2025.
Nomura, Kai, Yuichi Ishimura, and Daisuke Ichinose. “Plastic Waste Trade and International Agreements.” Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 2024. Link
Nomura, Kai, Yuichi Ishimura, and Daisuke Ichinose. “Does Simplification of Plastic Waste Separation Promote Plastic Recycling?” Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 2024. Link
Nomura, Kai, and Yuichi Ishimura. “The Spatial Relationship between Venous and Arterial Industries in Plastic Resource Circulation” [プラスチック資源循環における静脈産業と動脈産業の立地関係]. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy [環境経済・政策研究], 17(2), 91–95. (In Japanese)
Nomura, Kai. “Oligotrophication and Seasonal Operation of Wastewater Treatment Facilities” [貧栄養化問題と下水処理施設の季節別運転管理]. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy [環境経済・政策研究], 16(1), 30–35. (In Japanese)
Nomura, Kai, Tsuyoshi Goto, and Hiroki Kato. “Estimating the Impact of a Pay-As-You-Throw Program on Waste Reduction: An MTE Analysis.” SSRN Working Paper. Link
Nomura, Kai, Takeru Sugasawa, Yuta Kuroda, Shohei Yasuda, and Jun Yoshida. “The Impact of Flight Noise on Urban Housing Markets: Evidence from the New Landing Flight Paths of Haneda Airport in Japan.” DSSR Discussion Papers, No. 144, 2024.
Nomura, Kai, Masashi Yamamoto, Daisuke Ichinose, Kenji Takeuchi, and Jun Nakatani. “Identifying Loopholes in Incomplete Environmental Regulation: Evidence from the Japanese Plastic Bag Fee.” Discussion Paper DP2022-03, December 2022.
Nomura, Kai. “Hedonic Analysis of Land Contamination and Information: A Case Study of the 23 Wards of Tokyo, Japan.” TOKAI Research Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Discussion Paper DP2022-02, October 2022. Link
Nomura, Kai, and Satoshi Hibiki. “An Empirical Study of the Waste-Reduction Effects of Unit-Based Pricing” [従量制によるごみ排出有料化の排出削減効果に関する実証研究]. DSSR Discussion Paper No. J-8, Center for Data Science and Service Research, Tohoku University, June 2020. (In Japanese) Link
Nomura, Kai, and Satoshi Hibiki. “An Empirical Study of the Effects of Climate Change on Pest Damage and Rice Yields and Grades” [気候変動による病害虫被害への影響と水稲の収量・等級への影響に関する実証研究]. DSSR Discussion Paper No. J-9, Center for Data Science and Service Research, Tohoku University, June 2020. (In Japanese) Link
“Green Nudges and Municipal Solid Waste Behavior: Evidence from a Name-Writing Initiative for Waste Collection Bags,” with Yuichi Ishimura
“Does Competition Reduce the Cost of Recycling?” with Daisuke Ichinose and Yuichi Ishimura
“Exploring the Real Cost of Collecting Plastic Packaging Waste: Evidence from the Tokyo Metropolitan Area,” with Masashi Yamamoto and Eiji Hosoda
“An Empirical Study of Plastic Waste Trade and International Aid,” with Yuichi Ishimura
“The Effects of Price Differences between Household Combustible-Waste and Recyclable-Waste Bags on Waste Reduction and Sorting,” with Masashi Yamamoto
“Determinants of Environmental Innovation”
“The Effects of Schistosomiasis Japonica on the Industrial Structure of Yamanashi Prefecture”
JpGU–AGU Joint Meeting, Makuhari Messe, June 2026
3rd J-TREE Regional Conference, Akita University, February 2026
Annual Meeting of the Japan Association of Regional Studies, University of Toyama, November 2025
Annual Meeting of the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Musashi University, September 2025
Workshop on Applied Regional Economics, JR Kyushu Hotel Blossom Naha, July 2025
Annual Meeting of the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Kansai University, September 2024
Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management, Tsukuba International Congress Center, September 2024
Workshop on Applied Regional Economics, Kyoto Sangyo University, June 2024
1st J-TREE Regional Conference, Tohoku Gakuin University, February 2024
Annual Meeting of the Japan Association of Regional Studies, Osaka University, December 2023
Annual Meeting of the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Tokai University, September 2023
Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management, Osaka Institute of Technology, September 2023
Workshop on Applied Regional Economics, Nihon University, June 2023
3RINCs (The 3R International Scientific Conference on Material Cycles and Waste Management), Kyoto University, March 2023
Annual Meeting of the Japan Association of Regional Studies, University of Yamanashi, December 2022
Annual Meeting of the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, online, October 2022
Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management, online, September 2022
Annual Meeting of the Japan Association of Regional Studies, online, November 2021
Tokai Environmental Policy Seminar (TEPS), Tokai University, October 2021
Faculty of Economics Seminar, Sophia University, online, June 2021
SEEPS Camp, Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, online, February 2021
Annual Meeting of the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, online, September 2020
Annual Meeting of the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Fukushima University, September 2019
Annual Meeting of the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Sophia University, September 2018
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), 2026–2030. “Empirical Research on Market Formation for Recyclable Resources: Quantitative Evaluation of Location, Supply, and Demand.” Principal Investigator.
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), 2026–2029. “Event Effects and Distributional Impacts of Transportation Noise: Estimating Medium-Term Effects and External Costs while Accounting for Residential Relocation.” Principal Investigator: Jun Yoshida.
Joint Usage and Research Center Project, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, 2025–2026. “An Analysis of Noise Pollution Using Microdata.” Principal Investigator: Takeru Sugasawa.
Research Grant, Japan Aviation Policy Research Association, 2025–2026. “The Impact of Aircraft Noise from Haneda Airport’s New Flight Routes on the Real Estate Market.” Principal Investigator: Shohei Yasuda.
Academic Research Grant, SOMPO Environment Foundation, 2020.
Tohoku University Global Hagi Fund, 2018.
Lecturer
2026: Microeconomics A and B; Introductory Seminar; Pre-Seminar
Part-time Lecturer
2023–2024: Introduction to Data Analysis A and B
Assistant Professor (tenure-track), 2023–2025; Part-time Lecturer, 2026
2026: Advanced Seminar; Management I and II
2025: Economics I and II; Management I and II; Global Economy; Local Industries of Yamanashi; ICT Skills; Advanced Seminar; Information Mathematics II; Data Science II; Special Lecture II
2024: Economics I and II; Management I and II; Global Economy; Local Industries of Yamanashi; ICT Skills; Advanced Seminar; Information Mathematics II; Data Science II
2023: Economics I and II; Management I and II; Global Economy; Local Industries of Yamanashi; ICT Skills; Advanced Seminar
Part-time Lecturer
2021: Environmental Economics
Teaching Assistant
2019, Graduate School of Economics and Management: Advanced Environmental Economics (Professor Satoshi Hibiki); Advanced Macroeconomics (Professor Akinori Kitagawa)
2019, Faculty of Economics: Economics of Public Policy (Professor Satoshi Hibiki); Macroeconomics (Associate Professor Michio Suzuki); Introduction to Economic History (Associate Professor Naoki Odanaka)
2018, Graduate School of Economics and Management: Intermediate Microeconomics (Professor Satoshi Hibiki); Advanced Econometrics (Professor Yasumasa Matsuda)
2018, Faculty of Economics: Introduction to Economics B (Professor Satoshi Hibiki); Economics Seminar (Professor Satoshi Hibiki); Econometric Analysis (Professor Yasumasa Matsuda); Macroeconomics (Professor Akinori Kitagawa); History of Economic Thought (Associate Professor Ayumu Sugawara)
2017, Faculty of Economics: Econometric Analysis (Professor Yasumasa Matsuda); Macroeconomics (Professor Akinori Kitagawa)
2016, Faculty of Economics: Macroeconomics (Professor Akinori Kitagawa)
2015, Graduate School of Economics and Management: Intermediate Macroeconomics (Professor Akinori Kitagawa)
2015, Faculty of Economics: Macroeconomics (Professor Akinori Kitagawa)
2014, Faculty of Economics: Macroeconomics (Professor Akinori Kitagawa)
Nomura, Kai. “The Legacy of Lead” [鉛の遺産], review of an overseas research article, Housing and Land Economics Quarterly [季刊住宅土地経済], No. 121, pp. 36–39, July 2021. (In Japanese)