Economics

This course explores how to design matching markets, based on the contents taught in Intermediate Microeconomics 1A. Students are expected to know the differentiation of functions of one variable.  

Prerequisite: Intermediate Microeconomics 1A. 

This course covers the economic history of postwar Japan as well as a wide range of current issues. The course discusses the history and structure of Japanese economy as well as its role in the international economy. The course also addresses future challenges and the activities of Japanese multinational firms.

The course explores economic policy in the global economy. Students study the causes and consequences of international economic integration, focusing on how globalization affects the trade-offs that shape policy. Both theoretical and empirical analyses are considered. Key topics include international trade, capital flows, migration, technology diffusion, taxation in the global economy, and the relationship between globalization and national sovereignty.

This course provides fundamental knowledge on microeconomics with policy applications and implications considered. Some rudimentary mathematics (basic mathematical graphs/diagrams) are used, and students are required to understand theories by drawing relevant graphs/diagrams.　
　
Course lectures provide essential notions and theories followed by practical sessions follow. The course also includes several topics on behavioral economics. 
 

Using the European Union as an example, this course defines regional economic integration and examines the EU's economic challenges and policy responses.

This course explores inequality, labor policy, education, and gender in Japan while seeking to undersstand issues in the Japanese labor market and problems related to inequality. 

Course prerequisites: Intermediate/advanced microeconomics and econometrics. 

This course provides essential financial management, corporate finance and investment knowledge. The course covers basic corporate structure, capital budgeting, CAPM, efficient market hypothesis and corporate decisions on leverage and payout. 

Finance is the study of mechanisms on asset transactions, risk management, and investment decisions. After reviewing the basics about financial markets, such as who trades what instruments and how they trade the instruments, this course covers the major finance theories, such as mean-variance portfolio theory, capital asset pricing model (CAPM), arbitrage pricing theory, multi-factor models of risk and return, and efficient market hypothesis. The course also investigates several empirical studies for understanding whether the existing theories can explain the reality of the markets.

Students complete an internship with a local organization or company. Each placement includes oversight and regular check-ins with an internship supervisor from the company or organization. The Internship Methodology Seminar accompanies the internship placement and offers a platform for reflection, enhancement of skills, and development of cultural competence. It focuses on practical skill application, cultural understanding, and adaptability within professional environments to provide a bridge between academic learning and real-world experience.

This course discusses global health and health systems reforms in the Asia-Pacific Region. Africa, and OECD countries. The course also examines the financing, policy evaluation, and providing aspect of healthcare services. Key topics include health policy synthesis and evaluation; public policies reform addressing low birth rates; progress toward universal health coverage assessment; planetary health; multi-country data analysis; equity in health and social exclusion, and innovations in health financing system. The course emphasizes hands-on learning through extensive use of Microsoft Excel and statistical software package R.

Course Prerequisites: The course assumes basic knowledge of statistics. However, for those without prior experience, the course provides support to build a strong foundation in data analysis, statistical concepts, and the use of the R software package.