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Economic Development Policy and Management (EDP&M) Program （新 「経済開発政策・マネジメント」 プログラム）

Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University

(by EDP&M Program Faculty : April 2018)

The EDP&M program deals with the issues and topics pertaining to economic development

that constitute the core of socio-economic development. This program trains students to

become career development economists or other experts in economic development who can

contribute to poverty reduction through economic growth via increased income and

employment creation. Facing the multi-dimensional development problems of the 21st

century, development economists who are well-versed in New Political Economy―a fusion

of politics, economics, and culture― are needed. Economists should consider both

traditional and new agents in development, socio-economic institutions and embedded

culture in a comprehensive manner to effectively situate economic development in a broad

context of socio-economic development. With the former Rural and Regional

Development Management Program merging into this program starting in April 2018, the

program contains rural and agricultural development as one of the key areas of focus. In

addition to the basic subjects for economic development such as Development Economics,

Development Macroeconomics, Development Microeconomics and Statistics/Econometrics,

the EDP&M program offers the following focal areas while preparing students for their

professional careers: Poverty-Growth-Inequality Triangle, Globalization and Development,

Rural Economics and Development, Industrial Development, Tourism Economics and

Development, Development Finance and Public Financial Management, among other

related areas. In pursuing teaching and research in these key areas, the program stresses

the importance of creating an optimal mix of ideas and concepts, theoretical frameworks,

case studies, field work, and rigorous qualitative and quantitative analyses for us to

support evidence-based policy making and execution. The EDP&M program also possesses

a global network of development policy makers, practitioners and researchers consisting of

our program alumni and collaborating researchers and practitioners, for us to tap into

their accumulated knowledge and experience in managing economic development.

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Producing Policy-Oriented Development Economists

Economic Development Policy and Management Program (EDP&M, EDPAM)

The EDP&M program deals with the issues and topics pertaining to economic development that constitute the core of socio-economic development. This program trains students to become career development economists or other experts in economic development who can contribute to poverty reduction through economic growth via increased income and employment creation.�

Program’s Focal Areas

EDP&M Alumni in the World

EDP&M Program HP: http://www.gsid.Nagoya-u.ac.jp/sotsubo/index_EDPAM.html EDP&M Program Flyer: http://www.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/sotsubo/EDPAM_Program_Flyer.pdf �

EDP&M Alumni (-2017)

Policy-Oriented

Development Economist �

Ideas/ Concepts�

Empirical Studies�

Field Studies�

Theories/ Frameworks�

Policy Dialogues�

Case Studies�

Well-Balanced

Development Economist �

Development Finance �

Public Finance/Policy�

Rural/ Agricultural

Development�

Industrial Development�

Tourism Development�

Globalization and

Development�

Sustainable Development�Poverty-

Growth-Inequality Triangle�

Total: 630+ Ph.D.�120+��

[Universities] Tokyo U., Kyoto U., Nagoya U., Kyushu U., Tsukuba U., Waseda U., Ritsumeikan U., etc.(Japan); Tsinghua U., Shenzhen U., etc. (China); National U. of Vietnam; Royal U. of Phnon Penh (Cambodia); Chiang Mai U., Thammasat U. (Thailand); U. of Indonesia; U. of Colombo (Sri Lanka); U. of Bahrain; Kadir Has U. (Turkey); U. of Ghana; etc. [Governments/Public Offices] Deputy Minister for Coordination Ministry for Economic Affairs, Deputy Minister for M. of Industry, Directors in National Planning Agency, Assistant Minister for M. of Finance, etc.(Indonesia); Deputy Minister for M. of Planning and Investment (Vietnam); Governor of Central Bank, Deputy Prime Minister (Kyrgiztan); Economic Advisor to President (Ghana); etc. [Aid Organizations/International Organizations] JICA, JBIC, M. of Foreign Affairs, etc. (Japan); World Bank (8+, incl. Executive Director for Indonesia), Asian Development Bank, United Nations, etc. [Business Sector] Various Development Consulting Firms; Toyota, Mazda, Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic, etc.; J. P. Morgan, Societe Generale, Deloitte Tohmatsu, Nomura Securities, Daiwa Consulting, etc.

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EDP&M Program Core Professors

Prof. Koichi USAMI

Focal Areas: Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Management, Rural Development

Lectures: Rural Economics, Resource Economics, Economics and Management of Farm Household

Focal Geographical Regions: Asia, Africa Countries with Field Research / Work Experiences: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam; Namibia NU Faculty Database: http://profs.provost.nagoya-u.ac.jp/view/html/100003677_en.html

Message to Applicants/Students: Practical study could be appreciated in the context of rural development, focusing on farm household, farm management, agricultural production, village, and rural-urban interaction. I hope that students could challenge to rural issues by coordinating a few disciplines and with taking a bird-eye view of phenomenon concerned.

Prof. Shigeru OTSUBO, Program Director

Focal Areas: Development Economics, International Economics, Int’l Development Studies; Poverty-Growth-Inequality Triangle under Globalization, Development (Public) Policies, International Trade and Capital Flows, Global System for Development, Regional Cooperation, Development Paradigms

Lectures: Development Economics, International Development Economics (Globalization and Development), （Industrial Development） Focal Geographical Regions: Asia, Africa, Global Countries with Field Research / Work Experiences: Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam; Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Tunisia NU Faculty Database: http://profs.provost.nagoya-u.ac.jp/view/html/100002677_en.html

Individual/Seminar HP: http://www.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/sotsubo/

Message to Applicants/Students: In Otsubo Seminar, frontiers of development studies and development public policies will be explored. We deal with the existing and emerging development management/governance issues under globalization and under multi-polarized development paradigms. Our recent research agenda include International Trade and Development (incl. strategic trade liberalization and FTA/CEP strategies), External Finance of Development (incl. capital flow management, FDI induction strategies, and the usages of remittances), Macroeconomic Management under Globalization (incl. exchange rate regimes and monetary policy rules, debt and fiscal management), Investment/Industrial Promotion (incl. designs of industrial policies), Structural Reforms and Institution Building, Roles of Government (incl. Public-Private Partnership), Global Governance (incl. WTO, IMF,WB). We use the Poverty-Growth-Inequality Triangle as our basis.

Prof. Tetsuo UMEMURA

Focal Areas: Tourism Economics, Sustainable Tourism Development, Economic Development of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), International Economics (Int’l trade and Globalization)

Lectures: Tourism Economics, Sustainable Tourism Development, PCM for Economic and Social Development

Focal Geographical Regions: Asia and the Pacific, Africa Countries with Field Research / Work Experiences: China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Nepal,

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Philippines, Thailand: Fiji, Marshall Islands (RMI), Micronesia (FSM), Northern Mariana Island (CNMI), Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Guam (USA), Nouméa (FRA); South Africa; Okinawa (JPN) NU Faculty Database: http://profs.provost.nagoya-u.ac.jp/view/html/100002679_en.html

Individual/Seminar HP: http://www.geocities.jp/umemurat2001/

Message to Applicants/Students: All members of my seminar are international students from African, Asia and the Pacific Islands countries. Major research theme in the seminar is tourism and economic development related issuers. Many of them have working experience or belong to government of their own countries so that the discussions are very practical. I also have variety of working experiences, which are a JICA volunteer in Fiji, a member of electoral observer in South Africa (UNDP), and an economist for the World Bank (US). I also have practical experiences in educational field, which is to make a program for JICA training, to establish new tourism related faculty in Okinawa. If you wish to blush up yourself not only theoretical knowledge but also practical manner, please join us.

Assoc. Prof. Masakazu SOMEYA

Focal Areas: Public Financial Management, Development Finance, Development Macroeconomics, Sovereign Risk Analysis, Pension, Social Protection, Debt Sustainability Analysis, Fiscal Policy, Monetary Policy, Monetary Transmission Mechanism, Bond Secondary Market Development, Economics of Resource Rich Countries, Oil Industry, Development Policy Lending

Focal Geographical Regions: Middle East and North Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe Countries with Field Research / Work Experiences: Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, Israel; Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, China , India, Bhutan; Russia, Serbia, Kazakhstan NU Faculty Database: http://profs.provost.nagoya-u.ac.jp/view/html/100010142_ja.html

Individual/Seminar HP:

Message to Applicants/Students: I worked on macroeconomic surveillance and sovereign risk analysis for more than 60 countries at the World Bank, JBIC and JICA. My field experiences include residential mission in Jordan where I was engaged with government bond issuance and bond market development in the framework of Development Policy Lending co-financed by the World Bank and JICA. I also served the Ministry of Finance, Iraqi Government in the areas of bond issuance and Medium Term Debt Management Strategy. At GSID seminar, the research areas of seminar students include microfinance, Bottom of Pyramid business, corporate governance, financial market development, infrastructure and industrial development. The seminar is open to new research topics and we work together.

Assoc. Prof. Christian Samen OTCHIA (starting in October 2018)

Focal Areas: Development Microeconomics, Industrial Development, Quantitative Economic Analyses

Lectures: Microeconomics, Development Microeconomics, Industrial Development

Focal Geographical Regions: Africa, Asia, Global Countries with Field Research / Work Experiences: Angola, Burkina Faso, Congo, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe; China, Indonesia, Vietnam

NU Faculty Database:

Individual/Seminar HP: https://sites.google.com/site/chrisotchia/

Message to Applicants/Students: Although living standards have improved in many countries in recent decades, persisting inequality,

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slowdowns in productivity, and the unintended consequences of globalization have reasserted the importance of international collaboration for evidence-based policymaking in both developed and developing countries. The availability of satellite imagery, big data, business micro data, and historical national accounts from national statistical agencies and third-party organizations has been an important step toward looking into the black box of globalization and rethinking modern development economics. Through a combination of empirical evidence and economic theory, our seminar explores the various drivers of economic development, and the ways to design and implement effective policies.

Assoc. Prof. Carlos MENDEZ-GUERRA (starting in October 2018)

Focal Areas: Development Macroeconomics, Regional Development and Productivity Growth, Firm Productivity Dynamics, Applied Econometrics and Machine Learning Lectures: Macroeconomics, Development Macroeconomics, Spanish Courses

Focal Geographical Regions: Latin America, Asia, Global

Countries with Field Research / Work Experiences: Bolivia, Chile, Indonesia, Japan

NU Faculty Database:

Individual/Seminar HP: https://carlos-mendez.rbind.io

Message to Applicants/Students: In this seminar, we will exploit the integration of econometrics, data science and machine learning methods to understand and inform the process of economic growth and development of countries, regions, industries, and firms. Our research agenda includes a variety of topics such as (1) regional disparities and convergence dynamics beyond GDP, (2) economic growth and structural change, (3) firm productivity dynamics and resource misallocation (4) networks and the macroeconomy, and (5) human capital development.

EDP&M Program Cooperating Professors

From Applied Social System Institute of Asia, Nagoya University

Prof. Kiyoshi FUJIKAWA, Cooperating Professor from NU/ASSIA

Focal Areas: Statistics, Econometrics, Environmental Economics

Lectures: Information Processing, Basic Statistics, Quantitative Economic Analysis

Focal Geographical Regions: Asia Countries with Field Research / Work Experiences: Cambodia, China, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand NU Faculty Database: http://profs.provost.nagoya-u.ac.jp/view/html/100002706_en.html

Individual/Seminar HP: http://www.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/fujikawa/index-jp.html

Message to Applicants/Students: While both theory and practice are important in social sciences especially in economics, it is necessary to verify applicability of the theory to the real society before practice. I hope that the students lean appropriate methods of data processing and statistical work for the verification, and lean appropriate manners of presenting the obtained results.

(Prof. Fujikawa plans to continue to supervise MA and Ph.D. course students as a main academic advisor.)

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From Bunkyo University

Prof. Kaoru HAYASHI, Visiting Professor from Bunkyo University

Focal Areas and Lectures: Project Evaluation (Summer Intensive), Public Financial Management

From Tsudajuku University

Prof. Naoko SHINKAI, Visiting Professor from Tsudajuku University

Focal Areas and Lectures: Development Finance (Summer Intensive), International Economics

From Other Programs of GSID

Prof. Tomoko ISHIKAWA, Peace and Global Governance Program

Lectures: International Economic Law, Multinational Corporations and International Law

From Graduate School of Economics

Prof. Jinjun XUE, Cooperating Unit—Development Policy

Focal Areas: Development Economics (Growth and Inequality, Low-Carbon Economy, China)

Lectures:

Prof. Akira NISHI, Cooperating Unit—Development Policy

Focal Areas: Tax Law (economic policy, public finance, tax policy, international taxation)

Lectures:

Prof. Eiji MANGYO, Cooperating Unit—Managerial Economics of Development

Focal Areas: Development Economics (Development Microeconomics, Health and Development)

Lectures:

Prof. Nobuhiko NAKAYA, Cooperating Unit—Managerial Economics of Development

Focal Areas: Comparative Management, comparative Economic Systems

(Corporate Management and Economic Refomrs of Former Socialist Countries)

Lectures:

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