Name: KISHIMOTO Atsuo

Doctoral: Doctor of Economics, 1998, Kyoto University

Research Subjects:
1: Socio-economic analysis of live-saving interventions
2: Quantitative risk assessment of exposure to chemical substances
3: Social implications and risk governance of nanotechnology

Research fields:
Environmental Economics, Risk Assessment and Management, Public Perception

Research papers:
Kishimoto, A., Cao, H. and Gamo, M. (2005). Assessment of exposure to and risk from toluene to Japanese residents: combing exposure from indoor and outdoor sources. Environmental Sciences (in press). 

Tsuge, T., Kishimoto, A. and Takeuchi, K. (2005). A choice experiment approach to the valuation of mortality. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 31(1): 73-95.

Kishimoto, A., Oka, T. and Nakanishi, J. (2003), The cost-effectiveness of life-saving interventions in Japan: do chemical regulations cost too much?, Chemosphere, 53(4), 291-299.