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ECN553C1-2(経済学 / Economics 500)
Economic Policy DB

Junya HAMAAKI

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school Graduate School of Economics
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Year 2023
Class code X3330
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Term 春学期授業/Spring
Day/Period 木7/Thu.7
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷
Classroom name 各学部・研究科等の時間割等で確認
Grade
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Class taught by instructors with practical experience

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Outline (in English)

Course outline
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in statistical methods to identify causal relationships among variables. For example, both the Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform 2017 and the Cabinet Office’s Annual Report on the Japanese Economy and Public Finance mention “evidence-based policy-making” (EBPM), and along with the compilation of official statistics such as GDP statistics, the government has started to empirically examine the causal effects of policies such as employment support measures and education policies (such as the introduction of smaller classes in schools).
 
Meanwhile, in the field of economics, researchers have been focusing on the identification of causal relationships for quite some time, but with the increasing availability of various types of microdata, more detailed analyses have become possible. Against this background, this course seeks to provide an understanding of what causal relationships are and introduces statistical methods for making causal inferences.
 
Learning objectives
At the end of the course, students are expected to acquire the ability to evaluate economic policies based on statistical methods.
 
Learning activities outside of classroom
Before/after each class meeting, students are expected to spend four hours to understand the course content.
 
Grading criteria /policy
Final grade will be decided based on the following:
Term-end presentation of a research proposal: 70%, Presentation of an academic paper that evaluates economic policies based on statistical methods.

Default language used in class

日本語 / Japanese