| Academic Year |
2025Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences International Economic Development Program |
| Lecture Code |
WMH00401 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
開発マクロ経済学 I |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
カイハツマクロケイザイガク I |
Subject Name in
English |
Development Macroeconomics I |
| Instructor |
CHEN SHUNING |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
チン シュウニン |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, 3Term |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(3T) Thur5-8：IDEC 207 |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
Lesson Style
(More Details) |
Face-to-face, Online (simultaneous interactive) |
| Lecures with handouts |
| Credits |
2.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
4 |
Language of Instruction |
E
:
English |
| Course Level |
5
:
Graduate Basic
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| Course Area（Area） |
24
:
Social Sciences |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
03
:
Economics |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Macroeconomic Growth Models, Dynamic Optimization, Human Capital, Demographic Change, Structural Transformation, Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Global Value Chains, Inequality, Sustainability |
| Special Subject for Teacher Education |
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Special Subject |
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Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) | |
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Class Objectives
/Class Outline |
This course provides students with the essential tools to understand and analyze macroeconomic issues in developing countries. The focus is on intuition and applications rather than technical proofs. |
| Class Schedule |
week 1 Introduction
week 2 Mathematical Tools I – Static Optimization
week 3 Mathematical Tools II – Differential Equations
week 4 Mathematical Tools III – Dynamic Optimization
week 5 Solow Growth Model and Policy Implications
week 6 Ramsey Model and Intertemporal Choice
week 7 Development Applications – Inequality, Poverty, Sustainability, GVCs
week 8 Case studies + Review / Exam |
Text/Reference
Books,etc. |
Todaro, Michael P., and Stephen C. Smith. Economic development. Pearson education, 2009.
Mankiw, N. Gregory., Macroeconomics, 7th ed., Worth Publishers, 2009
Romer, David, Advanced Macroeconomics, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005.
Chiang & Wainwright,Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Economics, 4th, McGraw Hill Higher Education, 2005
Kamien, M. I. and N. L. Schwartz, Dynamic Optimization: The Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control in Economics and Management, 2nd Ed., Elsevier Science Ltd., 1991. |
PC or AV used in
Class,etc. |
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| (More Details) |
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| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
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Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review |
no prerequisite |
| Requirements |
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| Grading Method |
Participation & Attendance: 20% Assignments (problem sets, short essays): 30% Final Exam: 50% |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
This course does not require an economics background, but it does require curiosity and willingness to engage with new concepts. Mathematics will be introduced step by step to build intuition rather than to focus on technical proofs. The goal is for you to gain confidence in using macroeconomic tools to analyze real-world development issues. Active participation and discussion are strongly encouraged, as diverse perspectives enrich our understanding of development. I hope you will approach the course with openness and readiness to connect theory with practice. |
| Other |
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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. |