Teaching

Interdisciplinary Issues in Development Economics (2023)

This course covers interdisciplinary research topics in economic development, such as health, gender, non-cognitive skills, and community. Each topic consists of two sections. In the first section, we comprehensively review the broad literature in economics and related fields, such as sociology and psychology. The goal of this section is to understand various socio-economic issues in developing countries comprehensively. In the second section, we focus on a few recent empirical papers and discuss the details, such as their contributions to the literature, econometric methodology, and policy implications. This section aims to learn how to read and write academic papers rigorously. This course is for a broad range of students who are interested in any careers related to international development, including development practitioners and researchers.

History of Economic Development / The Economic Lives of the Poor / MDGs and SDGs / This Course

What is Health? Why Should We Care? / Measuring Health / Macro-Trend and Determinants of Mortality / Son Preference and Missing Women / Micro-Determinants of Health / Reproductive Health / Impact of Child Health on Adult Outcomes / Readings: Son Preference and Reproductive Health / Readings: Child Health and Adult Outcomes / Summary and Discussion

What Is Non-Cognitive Skill? / Big 5 / Locus of Control / Self-Control / Social Preference / Readings: Self-Control and Commitment Device / Readings: Guilt Aversion / Summary and Discussion

Why Should We Care? / Dowry and Bride-Price / Child Marriage / Violence against Women / Commercial Sex Work and Sex Trafficking / Measuring Gender Inequality / Policies to Empower Women / Readings: Schooling / Summary and Discussion

What Is Social Capital? Why Should We Care? / How Does It Work? / Classifying Social Capital / Measuring Social Capital / Impact of Social Capital / Formation Process of Social Capital / Readings: Mass Media and Decline in Social Capital / Summary and Discussion



The other development economics classes offered at the University of Tokyo (link to a portal site of development economics network at the University of Tokyo)


Past Lectures

Interdisciplinary Issues in Development Economics (2021~)

家計とコミュニティの開発経済学 (2020)

庄司ゼミ (Advanced Development Economics) (Seijo University, 2009~2022)

開発経済学 I (Macro Development Economics) (Seijo University, 2009~)

開発経済学 II (Micro Development Economics) (Seijo University, 2009~)

応用経済学特別講義 Ｉ 自然災害の経済学 (Economics of Post-Disaster Rehabilitation) (Seijo University, 2014~2016)

データ解析入門Ｉ，ＩＩ (Introductory Data Analysis I, II) (Seijo University, 2009, 2010, 2012)

経済学講義演習 II (Introductory Macro Economics) (Seijo University, 2010, 2011)

 

Students

Master Program

June Patrick Bulaon (GraSPP), "Fetal Origins of Implicit Theories of Intelligence: Evidence from Tropical Cyclones in the Philippines" (2021) [His thesis was selected as "Research Outputs of Students"  and uploaded on the GraSPP website.]