Building Solid Fundamentals Through Coursework
・The topics of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics, all of which constitute the foundation of the study of economics, will be covered thoroughly in required courses for first-year students.
・Students will then take courses in applied economics based on their individual research topics to acquire high-level specialized knowledge.
Dialog-based Thesis Seminars
・Thesis seminars featuring dialog-based guidance in small groups are offered as required courses to assist in the completion of a master’s thesis based on up-to-date research trends.
・The seminars will present cutting-edge knowledge in high-level analytical methods and data, and also focus on developing presentation skills through seminar reports.
Guidance From Multiple Faculty Instructors
Multifaceted guidance from multiple specialized staff members will be available to support the master’s thesis writing process. This will help to broaden the analytical perspectives and methods in approaching the research topic.
Research Fields of Graduate Program Instructors
| Ken Aoki | Industrial Organization, Industrial Organization of HealthCare Markets |
| Takahisa Dejima | Labor Economics, Applied Econometric Analysis of the Japanese Wage Structure, Employment System, and Fertility Rate |
| Yosuke Hashidate | Decision Theory, Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics |
| Higuchi Yuki | Development Economics, Applied Econometrics |
| Tetsuya Horie | Environmental Economics, Natural Resource Economics, Ecological Economics, Agricultural Economics |
| Kohei Kamaga | Social Choice Theory, Welfare Economics, Public Economics |
| Satoshi Kawanishi | Business applications of game theory, Behavioral economics |
| Hiroki Kondo | Public economics and finance, New economic geography, Macroeconomics |
| Masamitsu Kurata | Development economics, Agricultural economics, Applied econometrics |
| Aiko Kurushima | Stochastic optimization, Optimal stopping, Decision making under uncertainty |
| Samuel Leyton | Macroeconomics, Political Economy, Labor Economics |
| Naoaki Minamihashi | Financial Intermediation, Industrial Organization, Japanese Economy |
| Akira Nagae | Research on the living conditions and employment of persons with disabilities, Policy evaluation of disability-related policies, Research on employment among socially vulnerable populations, Research on nudges that promote altruism and prosocial behavior |
| Sayaka Nakamura | Health Economics, Applied Microeconometrics, Industrial Organization |
| Toru Nakazato | Macroeconomics |
| John Joseph Puthenkalam | Economic Growth and Sustainable Development of Asia and Developing Countries |
| Yifan Peng | Environmental Economics, Food Economics, Applied Microeconometrics, Data Science |
| Matthias Schlegl | Macroeconomics, International Finance, Monetary Economics |
| Masaki Takahashi | Health economics, with a particular focus on how healthcare and long-term care policies affect individuals’ decision-making and health outcomes |
| Asuka Takeuchi | Econometrics, Senior Consumption Index, Women’s Employment |
| Morihiro Yomogida | International Economics, Theory of International Trade |