International Development Studies （IDS)
Concentration Guide (MP1 and MP2)
Concentration leader: Chikako Yamauchi
IDS faculty:
Chikako Yamauchi: Professor
Minchung Hsu: Associate Professor
Patarapong Intarakumnerd：Professor
Yoko Kijima: Associate Professor
Stephen Litschig: Associate Professor
Kazushi Takahashi: Professor
Dainn Wie: Associate Professor
Yuqing Xing: Professor
1. Goals
The IDS concentration aims to foster technical skills for solving development problems using economics as the basic tool. This curriculum covers a wide range of topics in development (e.g., gender, poverty, agricultural development, trade and industry, environment, and market and government, health and education) and is especially designed for researchers and policy makers interested in development issues.
2. Courses
2.1 Strongly recommended courses for MP1 and MP2
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Course name |
Instructor |
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Microeconomics I |
Wie |
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Microeconomics II |
Wie |
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Essential Microeconomics |
Kurosawa |
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Macroeconomics I |
Hsu |
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Macroeconomics II |
Matsumoto |
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Essential Macroeconomics |
Nibayashi |
|
Introduction to Applied Econometrics |
Izumi |
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Applied Econometrics |
Litschig |
|
Applied Econometrics Practice |
Litschig |
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Development Economics |
Kijima |
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Agricultural Development |
Kijima |
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Development Econometrics |
Takahashi |
2.2 Recommended elective courses
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Course name |
Instructor |
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Trade and Industrial Development |
Sonobe |
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Government and Market |
Hatanaka |
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Political Economy |
Izumi |
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Competition and Regulatory Economics |
Tanaka Makoto |
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Agricultural Development |
Kijima |
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Environmental Economics |
Munro |
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Resource and Energy Economics |
Tanaka Makoto |
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Transportation Economics |
Kidokoro |
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Theoretical Foundation of Economic Policy |
Takahashi |
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Structure and Process of Government |
Horie |
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Comparative Political Economy |
Kanchoochat |
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Comparative Development Studies of Asia |
Guanie |
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Comparative Analysis on Science, Technology and Innovation Policy |
Intarakumnerd |
3. Research supervision
MP1 students are required to write a policy paper and MP2 students are required to write a thesis. Each student will be assigned to a professor who will provide individual advice.
The following are examples of past policy Papers.
- Japan’s development cooperation and soft power in Southeast Asia
- An assessment of women’s representation in planning and decision making in the politics and corporate sector
- The Effect of Block Grants on Education Outcomes: Evidence from the Philippines
- Foreign Aid and Stabilization in Post-conflict Contexts: Evidence from the National Solidarity Program in Afghanistan
