Professor, Faculty of Economics, Ryukoku University
67 Tsukamoto-cho, Fukakusa, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8577
Email: watanabe (at) econ.ryukoku.ac.jp
Professional Position
Professor, Faculty of Economics, Ryukoku University, 2023-
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Ryukoku University, 2017-2023
Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Osaka University of Economics, 2009-2017
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Osaka University of Economics, 2006-2009
Education
Kyoto University (Ph.D.) March 2005
Kyoto University (M.A.) March 2002
Kyoto University (B.A.) March 2000
Research Field
Applied Econometrics, Agricultural Economics, Environmental Economics
Selected Publications
Masahide Watanabe and Toshio Fujimi (2025) Causal Effects of Time-Sensitive Risk Communication on Disaster Preparedness, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 126, 105598.
Masahide Watanabe and Toshio Fujimi (2024) Ambiguity attitudes toward natural and artificial sources in gain and loss domains, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 68, 51-75.
Si Ha, Toshio Fujimi, Xinyu Jiang, Nobuhito Mori, Rawshan Begum, Masahide Watanabe, Hirokazu Tatano, and Eiichi Nakakita (2022) Estimating Household Preferences for Coastal Flood Risk Mitigation Policies under Ambiguity, Earth's Future, 10(12).
Masahide Watanabe and Toshio Fujimi (2022) Ambiguity of Scientific Probability Predictions and Willingness-to-Pay for Climate Change Mitigation Policies, Research in Economics, 76(4), 386-402.
Takashi Fujimoto and Masahide Watanabe (2022) Comparison of the price adjustment program and subsidy scheme in Japan: Evaluation of domestic sugar support policy to internalize positive externalities, Japan and the World Economy, 61, 101118.
Toshio Fujimi, Masahide Watanabe, and Hirokazu Tatano (2021) Public trust, perceived accuracy, perceived likelihood, and concern on multi-model climate projections communicated with different formats, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 26(5).
Yukichika Kawata and Masahide Watanabe (2021) Nuisance or benefit? A study of deer-altered park landscapes in Japan, Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 58, 126960.
Yukichika Kawata and Masahide Watanabe (2018) Economic feasibility of Campylobacter-reduced chicken: Do consumers have high willingness to pay?, Agribusiness, 34(2), 222-239.
Masahide Watanabe and Yukichika Kawata (2017) What extent of welfare loss is caused by the disparity between perceived and scientific risks? A case study of food irradiation, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 17(1).
Toshio Fujimi, Masahide Watanabe, Ryuji Kakimoto, and Hirokazu Tatano (2016) Perceived Ambiguity about Earthquake and House Destruction Risks, Natural Hazards, 80(2), 1243-1256.
Masahide Watanabe and Toshio Fujimi (2015) Evaluating Change in Objective Ambiguous Mortality Probability: Valuing Reduction in Ambiguity Size and Risk Level, Environmental and Resource Economics, 60(1), 1-15.
Kawata Yukichika and Masahide Watanabe (2012) Valuing the mortality risk of wildlife reintroduction: Heterogeneous risk preferences, Ecological Economics, 76, 79-86.
Masahide Watanabe (2010) Nonparametric Estimation of Mean Willingness to Pay from Discrete Response Valuation Data, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 92(4), 1114-1135.
Masahide Watanabe and Kota Asano (2009) Distribution Free Consistent Estimation of Mean WTP in Dichotomous Choice Contingent Valuation, Environmental and Resource Economics, 44(1), 1-10.