| Academic Year |
2026Year |
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 |
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| 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 essential tools to understand and analyze development issues from a macroeconomic perspective, with attention to policy implementation and institutional contexts. 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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| 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 |
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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. |