Mitsuo Yamada is an emeritus professor at Chukyo University, Nagoya, Japan, and continues his research activities as a research fellow at the Institute of Economics, Chukyo University. He has over 40 years of research experience in the fields of econometric research and input–output analysis in regional and international economics and energy and environmental economics at Saga University, Mie University, and Chukyo University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in economics at Nagoya University. He also served as a visiting researcher at the Economic Research Institute, Economic Planning Agency (currently the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) of the Cabinet Office) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria. He served as a president of the Pan-Pacific Association of Input–Output Studies (PAPAIOS) and as a board member of the Japan Association for Applied Economics (JAAE). He played a role in the construction of the national input–output tables of Japan as a member of the technical advisory committee, and contributed to the creation of the multiregional input–output tables of Chubu region as a research advisor of Chubu Region Institute for Social and Economic Research.