経営管理論の中でも経営組織論および組織の変革について考察することにより、現実世界の組織に対して学術的かつ抽象的な思考と具体的なイメージができるようになる。

経営管理論の中でも経営組織論および組織の変革について考察することにより、現実世界の組織に対して学術的かつ抽象的な思考と具体的なイメージができるようになる。

Japan's economic development provides an important case for understanding how a non-Western economy industrializes and transforms its socio-economic system. This course examines key factors that shaped the development of the Japanese economy from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. The first aim of the course is to provide students with a deeper understanding of Japan's economic development. Japan's historical experience has become more, not less, relevant to contemporary economists. For a long time Japan was the only non-Western industrialized economy. Today, led by China, the balance of industrial power has shifted dramatically toward the non-Western world. Japan's experience offers valuable lessons on how a non-Western economy industrializes and adapts its institutions and economic organization. The second aim of the course is to practice applying economic theory to real historical cases. The knowledge of economics enriches intellectual and professional life only when theory can be applied to real economic phenomena. In this course we apply economic reasoning to the historical experience of Japan. The course is organized around important research papers in Japanese economic history and development economics. In each class the instructor explains the main arguments, methods, and findings of the papers and discusses their implications for understanding Japan's economic development. The final examination will evaluate whether students have studied the assigned papers carefully and understood the main ideas discussed in class.

Understand key policy issues in macro development from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. First, students are expected to build theoretical foundations through neo-classical growth theory and the new growth theory. Second, students are expected to build empirical foundations through key data analyses of the catch-up process in developing countries. Third, students are expected to recognize various barriers to economic development, the effects of removing these barriers in the development process of now-advanced countries, and policy implications from related studies. In addition, students are expected to find that key barriers lie in the financial system and labor markets as well as in social institutions (e.g., family issues). Implications of robots and AI are also discussed.

Understand key policy issues in macro development from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. First, students are expected to build theoretical foundations through neo-classical growth theory and the new growth theory. Second, students are expected to build empirical foundations through key data analyses of the catch-up process in developing countries. Third, students are expected to recognize various barriers to economic development, the effects of removing these barriers in the development process of now-advanced countries, and policy implications from related studies. In addition, students are expected to find that key barriers lie in the financial system and labor markets as well as in social institutions (e.g., family issues). Implications of robots and AI are also discussed.

This course provides an introduction to the political economy of regime change. The course explores theories of regime change, and some of the questions we will investigate in the class include: Do concessions help the regime’s survival?; Which is better for the regime’s survival, concession or repression?; How does the technology affect regime’s survival? This class will help you develop an understanding of the answers to these questions.

Japan's economic development provides an important case for understanding how a non-Western economy industrializes and transforms its socio-economic system. This course examines key factors that shaped the development of the Japanese economy from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. The first aim of the course is to provide students with a deeper understanding of Japan's economic development. Japan's historical experience has become more, not less, relevant to contemporary economists. For a long time Japan was the only non-Western industrialized economy. Today, led by China, the balance of industrial power has shifted dramatically toward the non-Western world. Japan's experience offers valuable lessons on how a non-Western economy industrializes and adapts its institutions and economic organization. The second aim of the course is to practice applying economic theory to real historical cases. The knowledge of economics enriches intellectual and professional life only when theory can be applied to real economic phenomena. In this course we apply economic reasoning to the historical experience of Japan. The course is organized around important research papers in Japanese economic history and development economics. In each class the instructor explains the main arguments, methods, and findings of the papers and discusses their implications for understanding Japan's economic development. The final examination will evaluate whether students have studied the assigned papers carefully and understood the main ideas discussed in class.

The objective of this course (DEP2) is (1) to develop a research project on development; (2) to acquire skills to analyze microdata; and (3) to develop presentation, discussion, and research writing skills. The course consists of students’ presentations and discussions about their research and related topics and papers in class.

Section 1 of this course will explore recent empirical studies on China's political economy. In recent years, the increasing availability of diverse and large-scale datasets has enabled researchers to conduct in-depth analyses of fundamental issues in China's political and economic landscape. Key topics covered in this section include the influence of historical factors, the role of institutions and policies, political leaders, connections and corruption, innovation, and China's impact on other countries. Through this section, students are expected to develop an understanding of empirical research on China's political economy. In Section 2, students will learn the fundamentals of China’s unique economic system. Topics covered in this section includes: the conventional planned economic system and its subsequent reform, the dual-structured labor market and its changes, the central-local state budget system and the burgeoning capital market, technological development, state-owned enterprise reform, and industrial policies.

This course will be composed of English lectures on advanced graduate-level development economics.