エコノミー・オブ・ジャパン(春学期）
This course is offered in English. The text book is Takatoshi Ito, The Japanese Economy, MIT press, 1992. The book's contents are as follows;
Part I Background
Chapter 1 An introduction to the Japanese economy
Chapter 2 Historical background of the Japanese economy
Part 2 Economic Analysis
Chapter 3 Economic growth
Chapter 4 Business cycles and economic policies
Chapter 5 Financial markets and monetary policy
Chapter 6 Public finance and fiscal policies
Chapter 7 Industrial structure and policy
Chapter 8 Labour market
Chapter 9 Saving and the cost of capital
Chapter 10 International trade
Chapter 11 International finance
Part 3 Contemporary topics
Chapter 12 US--Japan economic conflicts
Chapter 13 The distribution system
Chapter 14 Asset prices; land and equities
Lectures will be based on chapters of this text. Students must submit a report on the chapter to be discussed each week. They should thus familiarise themselves with the topic before coming to class.
The book can be ordered from any major foreign book store in Japan(around 9,000 yen). It should be noted that it takes up to six months for books ordered overseas to reach Japan. Several photocopies of the text will be on reserve at the library.
Evaluation is by class particpation and an essay at the end of term.
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