Department of Economic Engineering

Introduction to

Department of Economic Engineering and

International Graduate Program in

Economics (G30 Program)

Graduate School of Economics

Kyushu University

March 2012

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About Kyushu University

Founded in 1911 as one of the seven imperial

universities in Japan.

The total student population of 18,967 (as of May

2011), of which about 8% are international students.

11 undergraduate departments and 18 graduate

schools with their affiliate research centers.

The University is conveniently located in Fukuoka,

which has ranked top 20 in Monocle’s most livable

cities for four consecutive years.

Location of Fukuoka


Fukuoka

JAPAN

Location of Kyushu University


Hakozaki Campus


Fukuoka City


Fukuoka is Kyushu’s largest city, and the 9th largest in Japan, with a

population of about 1.3 million.

The climate of Fukuoka is generally mild, with the temperature rarely rising

above 33 in the summer, and seldom falling below -3 in the winter.

Fukuoka has played an important role as the gateway of exchange between

Japan and the rest of Asia.

Access to Fukuoka



Department of Economic Engineering

Established in 1977 under the Graduate School of

Economics.

We have 19 faculty members (as of April, 2011).

It has been on a leading position in the south-western

region of Japan for the research and education of:

“Economics”

“Public Policies”

“Mathematical and Computer Science”



Our research advantage is on the applied economic analysis based on the latest theoretical and empirical methods.

We have been focusing on the common policy issues Asian countries in the 21st century will face such as:

Aging,

Corporate governance,

Environment,

Local government,

Income divide, and so on.



We are one of the few institutions in Japan that can

provide their graduate students a systematic training

for professional economist as conducted by the top

U.S. and European universities.

Current situation of International Students

As of October 2011, the total number of international

students in our department is 43.

26 international master students

17 international doctor students


“A Collection of Economic Understandings on

Controlled Integral Equations”

“Dynamic Analysis of Regional Integration”

“International Negotiations and Emissions Trading

Concerning Global Warming Issue”

“Managerial Efficiency of Local Banks”

etc.

Recent Master Theses by the Graduates


“Economic Institution and Endogenous Growth”

“Economic Analyses of Energy Efficiency, CO2

Emissions and Income in the Context of Climate

Change Mitigation”

“Incomplete Contract Theory and the Economics of

Law”

“Economic Analysis of Public Goods Provision

~Economic Model of Voting and Contribution~”

etc.

Recent Doctoral Theses by the Graduates


Graduates of the Department

Our Asian doctoral graduates have positions in:

Fukuoka Women’s University (Japan),

Saga University (Japan),

Osaka City University (Japan),

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China),

Ministry of Strategy and Finance (Korea),

University of Dhaka (Bangladesh) and others.


International Graduate Program in Economics

(G30 Program) In October 2010, in line with the Global 30 project

launched by Japanese government we started:

International Master’s Program in Economics (IMPE)

International Doctoral Program in Economics (IDPE)

All lectures are exclusively taught in English.

The application period is typically from late December to late January.

Objects of the programs are:

To provide the world-wide standard training in graduate level economics.

To promote the interaction between international excellent talents and Japanese students.


International Master’s Program in Economics

IMPE enrolls 7 students each year. Currently, 11

students are studying in IMPE.

It fosters talented individuals who can creatively

solve the problems presented in contemporary

economy by learning at the frontlines of economics.

It is characterized by:

1. Small-group instruction in core subjects

2. A well-balanced array of specialized subjects

3. A closely supervised setting for writing the Master’s thesis

under the academic advisor during the second year.


First year courses

To build up a firm foundation for economic analysis,

students devote their first year mainly to the four core

compulsory courses, which amounts to 16 credits in

total.

Microeconomic Theory I, II Macroeconomic Theory I, II

Econometrics I, II

Mathematical Methods for

Economic Analysis I, II

Modern Japanese Economy

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Core compulsory curriculum and texts

Microeconomic Theory I, II (4 credits)

Mas-Colell, Whinston and Green, Microeconomic

Theory.

Varian, Microeconomic Analysis 3rd Edition.

Gibbons, Game Theory for Applied Economists.

Macroeconomic Theory I, II (4 credits)

David Romer, Advanced Macroeconomics, 3rd Edition.

Ljungqvist and Sargent, Recursive Macroeconomic

Theory, 2nd Edition.


Core compulsory curriculum and texts

Econometrics I, II (4 credits)

Jeffre Wooldridge, Introductory Econometrics.

Madi Baltagi,, Econometric, 4th Edition.

Maddala, Introduction to Econometrics.

Mathematical Methods for Economic Analysis I,

II (4 credits)

The course will cover the commonly used

mathematical methods in Micro /Macroeconomics and

Econometrics.


Other first year course

Modern Japanese Economy (2 credits)

The course provides international students with basic

knowledge for modern Japanese economy and its

interpretation from the Micro/Macroeconomic

perspectives.


Second year courses

Students are required to take 8 credits of instruction

related to the master’s thesis.

and a minimum of 6 credits from the following

second year elective courses and “Modern Japanese

economy”.


Second year courses

Financial Economics

Freixas and Rochet, Microeconomics of Banking, The

MIT Press.

Breally, Myers, and Allen, Principles of Corporate

Finance, McGraw Hill.

International Economics

Obstfeld and Rogoff, Foundations of International

Macroeconomics, The MIT Press.

Feenstra, Advanced International Trade: Theory and

Evidence, Princeton Univ. Press.


Second year courses

Public Economics

Gareth D. Myles, Public Economics, Cambridge Univ.

Press.

Economic Development and Growth

Daron Acemoglu, Introduction to Modern Economic

Growth, Princeton Univ. Press.

Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt, The Economics of

Growth, The MIT Press.


Second year courses (others)

Advanced Economic Theory Advanced Econometrics

Environmental Economics Labor Economics

Industrial Organization Economic Systems

Operations Research Information System

Special Topics in Economics Research Workshop


International Doctoral Program in Economics

IDPE enrolls 5 students each year. Currently, 8

students are studying in IDPE.

Students of IDPE will take second-year subjects of

IMPE (at least 2 credits), join the research workshop

(2 credits), and receive research guidance for their

mandatory dissertations (4 credits).

When writing the dissertation, each student will be

supervised continuously and systematically by one

main advisor and two other sub-advisors.


Scholarships

Though University itself does not have any

comprehensive scholarship system for international

students, there are governmental scholarships, and many

private organizations provide scholarships for self-

financing students. After enrollment, students can obtain

further detailed information on scholarship opportunities.

Over 60 percent of all international students in the

Doctoral Program are awarded partial financial aid, which

range from 50,000 to 100,000 yen per month.


Housing

Kyushu University operates a dormitory called the

International House. However, due to a shortage of

capacity, accommodation cannot be offered to all students

and the period of residence in the House is also limited.

Therefore, most international students rent apartments

privately.

International students sometimes have difficulty in

finding an appropriate Japanese guarantor. To help solve

this problem, there is the Housing Surety System for

International Students in Fukuoka.


Living Expenses

The living expenses of international students at Kyushu University vary from individual to individual. As a reference, the costs of international student life at a modest but adequate standard are as follows (per month excluding tuition):

Housing: from 30,000 to 50,000 yen

Food: from 40,000 to 45,000 yen

Academic Cost: from 10,000 to 20,000 yen

Miscellaneous: from 10,000 to 15,000 yen

TOTAL: from 90,000 to 130,000 yen (7,000 to 10,000 yuan)

Please visit the website of Graduate

School of Economics

(http://www.en.kyushu-u.ac.jp) for

further information.

We are very much looking forward to

studying with all of you at Kyushu

University!

Thank you very much for your kind

attention.


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