Program in brief
Educates individuals to research and analyze real-world policy issues
- Program Director: Professor Minchung Hsu
- Associate Director: Professor Ponpoje Porapakkarm
- Degrees Offered:
- Ph.D. in Public Economics
- Ph.D. in Development Economics
- Ph.D. in International Economics
- MA in Public Economics
- MA in Development Economics
- MA in International Economics
- Scholarship(for International Students Only):
- Japanese Government (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology [MEXT])
- Language of Instruction: English
- Time Schedule
- Program duration…5 years* (2-year master and 3-year doctoral courses)
- Enrollment…October*
- Graduation…September*
*May vary according to student’s ability and academic background
The Policy Analysis Program (PA) is a program launched in 2008. The program prepares individuals to conduct high level research and to analyze actual policy issues, both theoretically and empirically. To this end, the program requires students to engage in economics and econometrics coursework in the early stages.
Target Group
Those who hold a bachelor’s and/or master’s degree and are interested in pursuing a career as researcher and analyst of public economics, development economics, and/or international economics are welcome to apply.
Program Design
The study of advanced economics and econometrics methodology is compulsory. By studying specific economic theories and subjects related to policy analysis, students will develop the ability to handle various policy issues. In addition to lectures, there are seminar classes aimed at increasing research skills. Students are also provided with opportunities to consider various practical issues with those who are involved in actual policy formulation and analysis through daily interactions, lectures, tutorials, and workshops.
The coursework requirements are flexible to suit the abilities of students with differing academic backgrounds. The standard enrollment time is 5 years (2-year Master and 3-year doctoral courses), though the required coursework is expected to be completed within 2-3 years. For students with a relevant masters degree, a 3 year program is also available. Those without a strong background in economics are expected to first study basic subjects for the master’s course. All students must pass the qualifying examinations required for writing a doctoral thesis.
Policy Analysis Curriculum 2021/2022
(as of April 2022)
| Category | Course Name | Instructor | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Required Courses | Advanced Microeconomics I | Yamazaki | |
| Advanced Microeconomics II | Yamazaki | ||
| Advanced Macroeconomics I | Porapakkarm | ||
| Advanced Macroeconomics II | Fujimoto | ||
| Advanced Econometrics I | Litschig | ||
| Advanced Econometrics II | Hayashi | ||
| Graduate Seminar I | Litschig, Matsumoto, Yamazaki, Izumi | ||
| Graduate Seminar II | Litschig, Matsumoto, Yamazaki, Izumi | ||
| Graduate Seminar III | Litschig, Matsumoto, Yamazaki, Izumi | ||
| II Recommended Courses | Advanced Microeconomics III | Munro | |
| Advanced Microeconomics IV | TBA | ||
| Advanced Macroeconomics III | Hayashi | ||
| Advanced Macroeconomics IV | Hsu | ||
| Advanced Econometrics III | TBA | ||
| Advanced Econometrics IV | Leon-Gonzalez | ||
| III Elective Courses | Introduction to Applied Econometrics | Wie | |
| Mathematics for Economic Analysis | Munro | ||
| Computer Programming for Economics | Porapakkarm | ||
| Graduate Seminar IV | Litschig, Matsumoto, Yamazaki, Izumi | ||
| Graduate Seminar V | Litschig, Matsumoto, Yamazaki, Izumi | ||
| Courses not listed in this table (with program director’s approval) | |||
Faculty involved in the supervision of PhD students in the Policy Analysis program
| Name | Title | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Braun, Anton | Professor | Monetary economics, fiscal policy, health and aging |
| FUJIMOTO, Junichi | Professor | Macroeconomics |
| GOTO,Jun | Assistant Professor | Development Economics, Political Economy |
| HOSOE, Nobuhiro | Professor | Computational Economics, Economic Simulation Analysis |
| HSU, Minchung | Professor | Macroeconomics, Health Insurance, Social Insurance, Demographic Changes and Growth, Public Policy, Economic Dynamics |
| IZUMI, Yutaro | Assistant Professor | Economic History, Political Economy, Applied Microeconomics |
| KAWASAKI, Kenichi | Professor | Economics (Economic Model Analysis) |
| KIDOKORO, Yukihiro | Professor | Cost-benefit analysis, Transport Economics, Regulatory Economics |
| KIJIMA, Yoko | Professor | Development Economics |
| KUROSAWA, Masako | Professor | Economics (Labor Economics, Applied Econometrics) |
| LEON-GONZALEZ, Roberto | Professor | Econometrics |
| LITSCHIG, Stephan | Professor | Development, Public, and Political Economics, Microeconometrics |
| MOROHOSI, Hozumi | Professor | Operations Research |
| MUNRO, Alistair | Professor | Microeconomics (Behavioural public economics, environmental economics and experimental economics) |
| OKAMOTO, Ryosuke | Associate Professor | Urban Economics |
| PORAPAKKARM, Ponpoje | Professor | Macroeconomic and public policies, Economic inequalities |
| TAKAHASHI, Kazushi | Professor | Development Economics, Applied Microeconometrics |
| TAKENOUCHI, Takashi | Professor | Machine learning |
| TANAKA, Makoto | Professor | Energy, Environment, Industrial Organization |
| TSUCHIYA, Takashi | Professor | Statistical Mathematics, Mathematical Engineering |
| WIE, Dainn | Associate Professor | Labor Economics, Applied Microeconomics |
| XING, Yuqing | Professor | International Economics, Development Economics, Chinese Economy |
| YAMAUCHI, Chikako | Associate professor | Applied Microeconomics with the focus on Development, Economics and Labor Economics |
| YAMAZAKI, Akio | Associate professor | Environmental Economics |
