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Japanese Economy (On-demand)

An economic analysis on the post-war Japanese economy based on macro- and microeconomic theories.

Content/学習内容

Staff/スタッフ

    • Teacher
    Jun SAITO
    Internationai Christian University Economic Dep.
    Former Visiting Professor
    Japanese economy, macroeconomic theory, microeconomic theory
    Career

    Specialty:Macroeconomics, Japanese Economy, Economic Policy
    Macroeconomics, Japanese Economy, Economic Policy

    Biography
    1975 Graduated from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Tokyo
    1978 Obtained Master of Economics from the Graduate School of the University of Tokyo
    Joined the Economic Planning Agency (which later became the Cabinet Office)
    1984 Studied at the University of Oxford under the Government Scholarship Program (until 1986), and obtained M.Phil. in Economics
    1987 Worked as an economist for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (until 1990)
    1996 Worked as a senior economist for the Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) (until 1998)
    2001 Became the Director for Economic and Fiscal Policy Planning of the Cabinet Office
    2002 Became the Director for Economic Assessment and Policy Analysis of the Cabinet Office
    2004 Became the Director for Economic and Fiscal Management of the Cabinet Office
    2005 Appointed to become the Deputy Director-General for Economic and Fiscal Management of the Cabinet Office
    Also became the Head of the Office for Econometric Analyses of the Cabinet Office (until 2009)
    2007 Appointed to become the Director-General of the Economic Research Bureau of the Cabinet Office (until 2012)
    2012 Became the Project Professor of the Keio University, Graduate School of Business and Commerce, Program for Leading Graduate School “Science for Development of Super Mature Society” (until 2017)
    2016 Became the Visiting Professor of the Department of Economics and Business, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University (ICU) (until 2021)

    (Other teaching and research)
    1993 Adjunct Lecturer at the Graduate School of International Politics, Economics and Communication, Aoyama-Gakuin University (to present)
    2001 Adjunct Professor (until 2003) and Adjunct Lecturer (between 2003 and 2007) at the Graduate School of Economics, Chuo University
    2009 Adjunct Professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Toyo University (until 2010)
    2012  Adjunct Lecturer at the Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo (until 2019)
    2012 Became the Senior Research Fellow of the Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER)
    2017 Project Professor (part-time) at the Graduate School of Business and Commerce, Keio University (until 2018)
    2017 Adjunct Lecturer at the Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University (until 2022)
    2018 Guest Professor at the Graduate School of Business and Commerce, Keio University (to present)
    2018 Guest Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Keio University (until 2020)
    2019 Adjunct Lecturer at the Department of Policy Studies, Tsuda University (to present)
    2019 Adjunct Lecturer at the School of Education, Waseda University (until 2022)
    2021 Adjunct Lecturer at the Department of Economics and Business, College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University (until 2022)
    2021 Research Fellow at the Research Institute for Policy Studies, Tsuda University (to present)

    Latest Reports
    2013/04/09
    Research Report | Discussion Paper

    [No.139] European Monetary Integration and Sovereign Debt Crisis

     

Competency/コンピテンシー

  • Logical thinking ability
  • Problem finding ability
  • Problem solving skill

Upon completion of this course, the learners will be able to:

  • Understand the discussions taking place with regard the Japanese economy
  • Have a view of their own with regards the Japanese economy

 

Information/その他の情報

受講要件

  • Understand lesson videos
  • Answer quizzes in English
  • Submit reports in English

評価方法

A course completion badge will be awarded upon completion of all activities listed below.

  • Watching all lecture videos
  • Submission of Final report
  • Submission of the questionnaire

 

教材・参考文献

There is no textbook.

Reference materials include; Jun Saito, “Japan’s Economy and Policy in a Global Context: Postwar Experience and Prospects for the 21st Century”, in Michael J. Green and Zack Cooper (eds.), Postwar Japan: Growth, Security, and Uncertainty since 1945, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Rowan & Littlefield, 2017.

Contact/お問合せ先

International Christian University
Center for Teaching and Learning
dmsc@icu.ac.jp

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