| Academic Year |
2026Year |
School/Graduate School |
Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Economics Program |
| Lecture Code |
WMEZ1066 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
特別研究 |
Subject Name (Katakana) |
トクベツケンキュウ |
Subject Name in English |
Special Topics |
| Instructor |
YAMAGUCHI CHIKARA |
Instructor (Katakana) |
ヤマグチ チカラ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
1st-Year, Second Semester, Year |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(Year) Fri7-8:ECON A214 |
| Lesson Style |
Seminar |
Lesson Style (More Details) |
Face-to-face |
| Classes will be held face-to-face. However, those may be conducted online if there is a change in the University's policy. |
| Credits |
4.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
2 |
Language of Instruction |
B
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Japanese/English |
| Course Level |
7
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Graduate Special Studies
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| Course Area(Area) |
24
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Social Sciences |
| Course Area(Discipline) |
03
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Economics |
| Eligible Students |
first and second year students |
| Keywords |
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| 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) | |
Class Objectives /Class Outline |
We should study an insight from what public economics says and what it can do. Students will study and present papers on the relevant topics. |
| Class Schedule |
lesson 1 Course Overview lesson 2 Report on Research lesson 3 Report on Research lesson 4 Report on Research lesson 5 Report on Research lesson 6 Report on Research lesson 7 Report on Research lesson 8 Report on Research lesson 9 Report on Research lesson 10 Report on Research lesson 11 Report on Research lesson 12 Report on Research lesson 13 Report on Research lesson 14 Report on Research lesson 15 Report on Research lesson 16 Report on Research lesson 17 Report on Research lesson 18 Report on Research lesson 19 Report on Research lesson 20 Report on Research lesson 21 Report on Research lesson 22 Report on Research lesson 23 Report on Research lesson 24 Report on Research lessons 25-30 Writing and Presenting Research Paper
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Text/Reference Books,etc. |
To be determined in the first class. References are as follows: Cornes, R. and T. Sandler (1996) The Theory of Externalities, Public Goods and Club Goods, Cambridge Univ. Press. Ihori, T. (2017) Principles of Public Finance, Springer. |
PC or AV used in Class,etc. |
Handouts, Other (see [More Details]) |
| (More Details) |
PC and AV may be used if the class is held online or hybrid due to COVID or other reasons. |
| Learning techniques to be incorporated |
Discussions |
Suggestions on Preparation and Review |
Students will read and understand distributed materials or journal papers for presentations. |
| Requirements |
This course is heavily mathematical oriented; basic knowledge about Microeconomics and Macroeconomics at the graduate level is prerequisite. |
| Grading Method |
Your grade is evaluated based on presentations (80%) and contributions to discussions (20%). |
| Practical Experience |
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| Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it |
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| Message |
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| 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. |