G6273001 Regional Economic Policy

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Economics Economics Day Course

Lecture Code G6273001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 地域経済政策

Subject Name
（Katakana）チイキケイザイセイサク

Subject Name in
English Regional Economic Policy

Instructor ZHOU YIMING

Instructor
(Katakana) シュウ　ギメイ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 3rd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (4T) Mon1-4：ECON B155

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Lecture

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction B : Japanese／English

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 03 : Economics

Eligible Students 3rd-Year

Keywords SDG_11, Land use regulation, Housing policy, Urban traffic control, Environmental regulation, Local public finance

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) This lecture belongs to the subject of applied economics
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline Our cities and regions are facing a lot of problems including urban congestion, soaring housing prices, and environmental pollution, etc. This lecture focuses on urban and regional economic policies such as land use regulations and housing subsidy policies and analyzes how these economic policies affect urban and regional economies, and what kind of policy effects can be expected by performing economic analysis. Through this lecture, the goal is for students to be able to independently conduct economic and academic analyses of urban and regional economic, transportation, and environmental issues, and to be able to propose solutions.

Class Schedule lesson1 Introduction
lesson2 Land use regulation Ⅰ
(Monocentric urban model）
lesson3 Land use regulation Ⅱ
(Further analysis of urban spatial structures）
lesson4 Land use regulation Ⅲ
(Urban sprawl)
lesson5 Land use regulation Ⅳ
(UGB regulation)
lesson6 Land use regulation Ⅴ
(Zoning and FAR regulation)
lesson7 Traffic control Ⅰ
(Traffic congestion and externality）
lesson8 Traffic control Ⅱ
(Congestion tolls）
lesson9 Housing policy Ⅰ
(The housing market in Japan)
lesson10 Housing policy Ⅱ
(Economic analysis of housing demand)
lesson11 Housing policy Ⅲ
(Rent control and housing-subsidy program)
lesson12 Environmental policy Ⅰ
(Pollution and externality)
lesson13 Environmental policy Ⅱ
(Coase theorem, Cap-and-Trade system, Carbon trade)
lesson14 Local public finance Ⅰ
(Optimal supply of public goods and services)
lesson15 Local public finance Ⅱ
(Tax competition)

With assignments and a final report.

We are going to read the latest news and articles published in the New York Times, The Economist, etc., that are related to our lecture.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Textbook: Jan K. Brueckner, Lectures on Urban Economics, The MIT Press, 2011
Reference Books:
「１」佐藤泰裕著「都市経済学の招待状」(新版)、有斐閣、2023年
「２」金本良嗣・藤原徹著「都市経済学（第２版）」、東洋経済新報社、2016年

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) We use handouts and upload related materials to the moodle. To have a textbook will help you to learn.

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Please preview the chapters of related topics in our text or reference books, and try to solve the exercises in the textbook after each lecture.

Requirements Basic knowledge of microeconomics and calculus are preferred. This lecture is recommended to those who have not yet completed the lecture of "Urban economics (G6268001)".

Grading Method Assignments 45％(weight), Final report 45％(weight) and Classroom performance 10％(weight)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message Questions or consultations about the lecture are available at the rest time or by email. Office hours are also available.

Other The textbook and slides are in English, and the lectures are given in English and Japanese. Both languages are interchangeably used.

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Economics Economics Day Course
Lecture Code	G6273001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	地域経済政策
Subject Name （Katakana）	チイキケイザイセイサク
Subject Name in English	Regional Economic Policy
Instructor	ZHOU YIMING
Instructor (Katakana)	シュウ　ギメイ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	3rd-Year, Second Semester, 4Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(4T) Mon1-4：ECON B155
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Lecture
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Economics
Eligible Students	3rd-Year
Keywords	SDG_11, Land use regulation, Housing policy, Urban traffic control, Environmental regulation, Local public finance
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	This lecture belongs to the subject of applied economics
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	Our cities and regions are facing a lot of problems including urban congestion, soaring housing prices, and environmental pollution, etc. This lecture focuses on urban and regional economic policies such as land use regulations and housing subsidy policies and analyzes how these economic policies affect urban and regional economies, and what kind of policy effects can be expected by performing economic analysis. Through this lecture, the goal is for students to be able to independently conduct economic and academic analyses of urban and regional economic, transportation, and environmental issues, and to be able to propose solutions.
Class Schedule	lesson1 Introduction lesson2 Land use regulation Ⅰ (Monocentric urban model） lesson3 Land use regulation Ⅱ (Further analysis of urban spatial structures） lesson4 Land use regulation Ⅲ (Urban sprawl) lesson5 Land use regulation Ⅳ (UGB regulation) lesson6 Land use regulation Ⅴ (Zoning and FAR regulation) lesson7 Traffic control Ⅰ (Traffic congestion and externality） lesson8 Traffic control Ⅱ (Congestion tolls） lesson9 Housing policy Ⅰ (The housing market in Japan) lesson10 Housing policy Ⅱ (Economic analysis of housing demand) lesson11 Housing policy Ⅲ (Rent control and housing-subsidy program) lesson12 Environmental policy Ⅰ (Pollution and externality) lesson13 Environmental policy Ⅱ (Coase theorem, Cap-and-Trade system, Carbon trade) lesson14 Local public finance Ⅰ (Optimal supply of public goods and services) lesson15 Local public finance Ⅱ (Tax competition) With assignments and a final report. We are going to read the latest news and articles published in the New York Times, The Economist, etc., that are related to our lecture.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Textbook: Jan K. Brueckner, Lectures on Urban Economics, The MIT Press, 2011 Reference Books: 「１」佐藤泰裕著「都市経済学の招待状」(新版)、有斐閣、2023年「２」金本良嗣・藤原徹著「都市経済学（第２版）」、東洋経済新報社、2016年
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	We use handouts and upload related materials to the moodle. To have a textbook will help you to learn.
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Please preview the chapters of related topics in our text or reference books, and try to solve the exercises in the textbook after each lecture.
Requirements	Basic knowledge of microeconomics and calculus are preferred. This lecture is recommended to those who have not yet completed the lecture of "Urban economics (G6268001)".
Grading Method	Assignments 45％(weight), Final report 45％(weight) and Classroom performance 10％(weight)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	Questions or consultations about the lecture are available at the rest time or by email. Office hours are also available.
Other	The textbook and slides are in English, and the lectures are given in English and Japanese. Both languages are interchangeably used.
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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