IUJ brochure 2022-2023

IDP International Development Program

GSIR

Students develop skills and knowledge for making economic/public policy as young professionals

as empirical microeconomics including labor, health, and environmental issues to understand and analyze current issues. Both degree tracks aim to equip students with advanced knowledge and skills so that they will tackle and overcome the problems they are facing as new leaders in both the public and private sectors. The ECO also offers the Macroeconomic-Policy Program (MPP), a special master's program established in cooperation with the IMF (International Monetary Fund). The MPP is designed to provide professionals from central banks, finance ministries, international organizations, and private financial institutions with academic training in the field of macroeconomics.

The International Development Program (IDP) offers two 2-year MA degrees : International Development (ID) and Economics (ECO). Students are required to complete coursework (at least 40 credits) and write a thesis or research report using a quantitative approach. The ID track offers various development-related courses in economics, regional science, and related fields. Throughout their studies, students learn how to evaluate current policies and design more effective ones to encourage economic growth and social development in developing countries. The ECO track emphasizes modern economic theories and their applications. Students learn applied macroeconomics, comprising fiscal policy and international finance, as well

Curriculum

1st year

2nd year

Degree Requirements

Fall

Winter

Spring

Fall

Winter

Spring

MA in International Development or MA in Economics 40 credits & Thesis / 44 credits & Research Report

Core : 16 credits (ID) / 14 credits (Eco)

Elective : 18(22) credits (ID)/ 20(24) credits (Eco) Seminar : 6 credits

IDP Core

- Development Economics (ID) - Econometrics - International Trade (ID) - Macroeconomics I : Income Theory

- Macroeconomics II : Business Cycle and Growth Theory - Mathematics for Economics and Management (ECO)

- Microeconomics I : Price Theory - Microeconomics II : Strategic Behavior and Information Analysis - Statistical Methods

Elective (IDP common courses)

- Agricultural Economics and Resource Revenue Management - Analysis of Development Policy and Programas

- Industrial Organization and Policy Analysis - Inequality and Poverty : Measurement and Applications - Interactions, Institutions, and Economic Development - International Finance - Issues in African Development - Japanese Corporate Finance and Financial System - Japanese International Development Cooperation

- Japan's Education System - Labor Economics - Macroeconomic Modeling and Forecasting - Macroeconomics and Policy Analysis - Monetary Economics and Policy Analysis - Monetary Policy in Developing Countries - Policy Evaluation - Public Finance - Public Finance and Budgeting - Research Methods - Roles of Government and Entrepreneurs in Development - Time Series Analysis

- Business Presentation - Cost Benefit Analysis

- Cross-sectional and Panel Data Analysis - Environmental and Health Economics - Evolving Development Paradigms and Changing Operational Strategies of Development Organizations - Financial System and Financial Regulation - Global Market Seminar

Student Profile

Elizabeth Mogosi Mbusiro (Kenya)

Pre-IUJ

Finance Officer, Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure; State Department for Housing and Urban Development IDP provides analytical and critical thinking skills that give a better understanding of economic and econometric issues that affect our society, and prepares students to offer solutions through policy making

IDP Features

Research Topic Recommended Course

The impact of increasing debt on economic growth in Kenya

Policy Evaluation (Prof. Yusuke Jinnai) His extensive understanding of the course matter plus his delivery method, as he makes sure everyone participates and is able to do a report based on their knowledge of different policy issues I would like to work in a Macroeconomics department that deals with external funding

Post-IUJ

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International Development Program

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