食の経済学:消費者の食料選択メカニズムの解明

The Economics of Food:
Deciphering Consumer Food Choice Mechanisms

The Economics of Food: Deciphering Consumer Food Choice Mechanisms

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Ryo UTSUNOMIYA

Ryo UTSUNOMIYA


1 研究者情報

1 Information

1.1 本人写真

1.1 Personal Photo

Fig.1 Ryo Utsunomiya

1.2 所属

1.2 Affiliation

東京大学大学院 農学生命科学研究科
農業・資源経済学専攻 博士課程2年

2nd-year Ph.D. Student
Environmental and Resource Sciences Course, Graduate School of Agricaltural and Life Science, The University of Tokyo

研究科HP

HP

1.3 学歴

1.3 Education

2024–2027(expected)
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo
Doctor of Arts in Agriculture

2022–2024
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo
Master of Arts in Agriculture

2018–2022
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo
Bachelor of Arts in Agriculture

1.4 研究関心

1.4 Research Interests

食料経済学

Food Economics

家計行動と家族経済

Household Behavior and Family Economics

計量経済学

Econometrics

1.5 Carriculam Vitae

CV
(Last updated: Nov 26th, 2025.)

1.6 連絡先

1.6 Contact

Email: ryo-utsunomiya@r-utsu.com

1.7 ブログ

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2 研究実績

2 Research

2.1 Refereed Papers

Utsunomiya, R., Nakatani, T. and Nakashima, Y. (2025). Where to buy and what to eat: The relationship between purchasing channels and nutrient intake in Japan. Food Policy, 131, 102831. DOI

Utsunomiya, R., Nakatani, T. and Nakashima, Y. (2023). Impact of the state of emergency declarations for COVID-19 on food consumption: analysis using consumer purchase history data. Journal of Food System Research, 29(4), 183-188 (in Japanese). DOI

2.2 Working in Progress

Attention, Belief, and Cost: A Rational Inattention Model of Discrete Choice

Uncovering the mechanisms behind attribute-non-attendance

Love for Children and Gender Roles in Parenting

The impact of parents' altruism and bargaining power on their nutritional investment: theoretical and experimental approaches in Ghana (with Satoru Okonogi)

Purchases for Family: Heterogeneity in Beverage Demand Responses to Changes in Price

Analyzing elasticities of demand focusing on who to buy for theoretical and empirical analysis, Working Paper

Food Purchases and Nutrient Intake Across Income Groups

Assessing the relationship between food expenditures and nutrient intake: panel data analysis combining purchase history data and food frequency questionnaire

Staple Food Substitution under Rising Rice Prices: Evidence on Consumer Heterogeneity in Tokyo

The impact of Rising Rice Prices on Staple Food Choices in Japan

Has COVID-19 Brought Long-Term Changes to Consumers' Food Demand?

Empirical approach combining EASI demand system and Panel Smooth Transition

2.3 Fellowships and Awards

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Research Fellowship (DC2)

Field of Economics, Management, and Related Areas, Monthly stipend, JSPS, Apr. 2025 - Mar. 2027 (Expected).

JB Award

The Agricultural Economics Society of Japan, Aug. 2024.

Outstanding Performance in Econometrics I

Graduate School of Economics, the University of Tokyo, Jun. 2024.

U Tokyo Sustainable Agriculture Education Program

Monthly stipend, Oct. 2022 – Mar. 2027 (Expected)

One Earth Guardians Development Program

Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo, Apr. 2019 -.

Best Graduation Thesis

Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics, the University of Tokyo, Mar. 2023.