Asian Economic Policy Program: Master's Programs (International Programs) -- Current Students

Master's Programs (International Programs)

Asian Economic Policy Program

Many developing/emerging countries in Asia are attempting to make the transformation to more market-oriented systems of economic management. This transformation is a lengthy process that involves activities in various spheres of the economy. Its success depends, in large part, on the training of economic managers.

The Asian Economic Policy Program addresses issues that have emerged during this process and aims to enhance the capacity of governments across Asia. The Program's courses deal with macroeconomic and structural aspects, including policies aimed at establishing sound macroeconomic fundamentals, liberalized trade, a robust financial system, and a vast private sector. Ample attention is also given to a broader range of issues, such as roles of government, institution building, and environmentally sustainable development.

Scholarships for this Program are provided by the Japanese government and administered by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). They are available for promising young officials from the following Asian countries: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao P.D.R., Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Pacific Island countries. The Program is primarily aimed at officials in ministries of finance, economy, and planning, as well as central banks, but suitable candidates from other parts of government will be admitted.

Curriculum 2009/2010

Category	Course No.	Course Name	Instructor
Ⅰ Required Courses	ECO100EB	Microeconomics Ⅰ	Xing
	ECO106EB	Macroeconomics Ⅰ	Rhodes
	ECO200EB	Microeconomics Ⅱ	Xing
	ECO206EB	Macroeconomics Ⅱ	Rhodes
	ECO340E	International Trade	Xing
	ECO384EB	Development Economics	Wada
	PAD261E	Demand Management: Fiscal and Monetary Policies	Sato Nobuyuki
	PAD264E	Structural Reform and Privatization	Tanaka Hideo
	TEP501E	Independent Study (Policy Proposal Paper)
Ⅱ Recommended 1 Quantitative Courses (minimum 3 courses)	ECO272EB	Introduction to Applied Econometrics	Pfau
	ECO300E	Mathematics for Economic Analysis	Yoshida
	ECO382E	Economic Modeling for Development Economics	Hosoe
	MOR100E	Introduction to Quantitative Methods	Morohoshi
	MOR101E	Statistics	Miyata
	MOR250E	Operations Research	Oyama
Ⅲ Recommended 2 (minimum 4 courses)	ECO160E	Monetary Economics (Money and Banking)	Pfau
	ECO202EB	Government and Market	Kidokoro
	ECO314E	Public Economics	Pfau
	ECO345E	International Finance	Hsu
	ECO381E	Economic Development of Japan	Ohno Kenichi
	GOV258E	Structure and Process of Government	Horie
	PAD251E	Accounting and Financial Management Ⅰ	Lee
	PAD252E	Accounting and Financial Management Ⅱ	Lee
	PAD265E	Modernization of Financial Sector	Yoshikuni
	PAD302E	Policy Design and Implementation in Developing Countries	Ohno K., Ohno I. & Shimamura M.
Ⅳ Elective Courses	ECO290E	Game Theory	Yasuda
	ECO315E	Local Public Finance	Kook
	ECO316E	Economic and Fiscal Reform in Japan	Ota
	ECO317E	Labor Economics	Kurosawa
	ECO320E	Economics of Law	Hatanaka
	ECO351E	Environmental Economics	Munro
	ECO363E	Japanese Financial System	Rhodes
	IDS272E	Development Project Analysis	Kalirajan
	IDS280E	Japan's ODA	Wada
	IDS283E	Environment and Sustainable Development	Otsuka
	IDS285E	Japanese Development Cooperation	Akiyama
	LAW201E	International Economic Law (Globalization and Regionalism)	Yamane
	PAD101E	Social Science Questions and Methodologies	Amoroso
	PAD254E	Development Assistance by International Organizations	Hirono
	PAD255E	Foreign Direct Investment	Yoshitake
	PAD257E	Seminar in Industry and Trade Policy	Tanaka Masami
	PAD267E	Public Expenditure Management	Tanaka Hideaki
	PAD281E	National Land Policy	Surya Raj Acharya
	TEC251E	Science and Technology Policy	TBA
	TEC252E	Small and Medium Enterprise and Technology	Hashimoto
	GEN500E	GRIPS Forum
		Selected Topics in Policy Studies Ⅰ - Ⅳ
	Courses unlisted in this table
	LAN001J	Japanese Language Ⅰ	Kondoh, et al.
	LAN002J	Japanese Language Ⅱ	Kondoh, et al.
	LAN001E	Understanding Academic Readings	Petchko
	LAN002E	Academic Presentation Skills	Petchko
	LAN003E	Writing for the Social Sciences	Petchko

Origin and Affiliation of Students (as of April 2010)

Country	Typical Affiliation
Bangladesh	Bangladesh Bank
Cambodia	National Bank of Cambodia;Ministry of Economy and Finance
China	People's Bank of China; State Administration of Foreign Exchange; National Bureau of Statistics of China
Fiji	Reserve Bank of Fiji
Indonesia	Ministry of Finance; Bank of Indonesia; Ministry of National Development Planning
Kazakhstan	Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning; National Bank of Kazakhstan; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Planning
Kyrgyz Republic	National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic; Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
Laos	Bank of Lao PDR; Ministry of Planning and Investment
Mongolia	Bank of Mongolia; National Statistical Office
Myanmar	Ministry of Finance and Revenue; Central Bank of Myanmar
Philippines	Department of Finance; Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation
Tajikistan	National Bank of Tajikistan; Ministry of Finance; International Monetary Fund
Thailand	Bank of Thailand
Uzbekistan	Ministry of Finance; Central Bank of Uzbekistan
Vietnam	Ministry of Finance; State Bank of Vietnam

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Asian Economic Policy Program in brief

Trains government officials of Asian countries for market-oriented economic management

Program Director:
Professor Yuqing Xing

Target Group:
Promising junior officials of central bank, ministry of finance, economy, planning/development, and trade/commerce respectively, tax administration office, national statistics bureau and other related government agencies

Degree Offered:
Master of Public Policy

Scholarship:
(For International Students Only)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Career Destination:
Macroeconomic management

students

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