シラバス Syllabus

授業名 JAPANESE ECONOMY
Course Title JAPANESE ECONOMY
担当教員 Instructor Name 矢野 順治(Junji Yano)
コード Couse Code NUC045_N18A
授業形態 Class Type
授業形式 Class Format
単位 Credits
言語 Language EN
科目区分 Course Category
学位 Degree BSc
開講情報 Terms / Location 2018 UG Nisshin Spring

授業の概要 Course Overview

Misson Statementとの関係性 / Connection to our Mission Statement

授業の目的(意義) / Importance of this course

In this lecture, students will be able to grasp basic facts of Japanese economy and mounting challenges she faces today.

International comparison will be featured throughout the lecture.

This course consists of two parts.

Historical Overview (week 2-week 6)
Specific issues (week 7-week 14).
This course assumes neither prior knowledge of Japanese economy nor economics.

This course`s goals are LG-1 (critical thinking) and LG-2 (Diversity awareness).

到達目標 / Achievement Goal


本授業の該当ラーニングゴール Learning Goals

*本学の教育ミッションを具現化する形で設定されています。

LG1 Critical Thinking
LG2 Diversity Awareness

受講後得られる具体的スキルや知識 Learning Outcomes


Students will be rather familiar with historical development of the Japanese economy and will be able to discuss current and forthcoming problems of the Japanese economy.

SDGsとの関連性 Relevance to Sustainable Development Goals

教育手法 Teaching Method

教育手法 Teaching Method % of Course Time
インプット型 Traditional 100 %
参加者中心型 Participant-Centered Learning ケースメソッド Case Method 0 %
フィールドメソッド Field Method 0 %
合計 Total 100 %

事前学修と事後学修の内容、レポート、課題に対するフィードバック方法 Pre- and Post-Course Learning, Report, Feedback methods

The topic on the reports and questions on in-class exams will be extensively discussed in the class.

授業スケジュール Course Schedule

Week 1 Income and Welfare of Japanese Today

Measurements of welfare of Japanese economy

International comparison of welfares of Japanese

Week 2 100 Years of Economic Growth of the Japanese Economy

Heritages from Edo-period

Meiji restoration

Week 3 Miracle Growth of the Japanese Economy

Postwar reforms

Engines of miracle growth

Week 4 Bubble and its Burst

Giving rise to the bubble

Pricking the bubble

Week 5 Financial Crsis

Outbreak of finncial crisis

Policy responses

Week 6 Lehman crisis

Sub-prime loan crisis

Lehman crisis and its effect of Japanese economy

Week 7 Lifetime Employment and Seniority Based Wage System

Empirical evidences

Recent changes


Week 8 Workplace at Crossroads

Labor market dualim

Female and foreigner's labor supply


Week 9 Industrial Structure

Keiretsu and Japanese economy

Recent changes


Week 10 Industrial Policy

Overview of Japanese indsutrail policy

Evaluation of Japanese industrial policy

Week 11 Trade and the Japanese Economy

Recent changes of Japanese current account

Recent changes of Japanese trade account

Week 12 Exchange rate and Japanese Economy

Overview of Japanese exchange rates

J-curve effect


Week 13 Japanese Financial System

Characteristics of Japanese financial system

Recent changes

Week 14 Main Bank

Main bank system

Recent changes

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成績評価方法 Evaluation Criteria

*成績は下記該当項目を基に決定されます。
*クラス貢献度合計はコールドコールと授業内での挙手発言の合算値です。
講師用内規準拠 Method of Assessment Weights
コールドコール Cold Call 0 %
授業内での挙手発言 Class Contribution 20 %
クラス貢献度合計 Class Contribution Total 20 %
予習レポート Preparation Report 20 %
小テスト Quizzes / Tests 30 %
シミュレーション成績 Simulation 0 %
ケース試験 Case Exam 0 %
最終レポート Final Report 0 %
期末試験 Final Exam 30 %
参加者による相互評価 Peer Assessment 0 %
合計 Total 100 %

評価の留意事項 Notes on Evaluation Criteria

There will be considerable discussions in each class. Active participation of students is expected.

使用ケース一覧 List of Cases

    ケースは使用しません。

教科書 Textbook

  • N/A「N/A」N/A(N/A)

参考文献・資料 Additional Readings and Resource

Books

[1] The Japanese Economy, Takatoshi, Ito, MIT Press, 1996,

ISBN-10: 0262090295 , ISBN-13: 978-0262090292

[2] The Japanese Economy 3rd edition, David Flath, Oxford University Press,

2014, ISBN-10: 019870240X ISBN-13: 978-0198702405

[3] The Japanese Economy: Then, Now, and Beyond, Mitsuru Taniuchi, Cengage Learning, 2014,

ISBN-10: 9814568600 ISBN-13: 978-9814568609

授業調査に対するコメント Comment on Course Evaluation

Though this class is lecture style, student's active participation in the class will be rather important in this lecture and highly evaluated.

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