Numbering Code	U-ECON00 30030 SJ43 U-ECON00 40040 SJ43	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type
Target Year		Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Tue.5
Instructor name	BUN SEIICHI (Graduate School of Economics Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	Read textbooks on urban or transport economics, or new books on related topics. Urban and transport economics both focus on location and space, a feature not found in other economics disciplines. In the seminar, we will deepen our understanding of the contents of the text while actively asking and answering questions on the basic literature. We will also ask and answer questions on how to deal with specific real-world problems regarding cities and transportation from an economic viewpoint. Think about whether you will be able to provide an answer to these questions. For example, urban and transport economics deal with the following problems: ・ How will the national land structure change when the Shinkansen and highways are developed? ・ The effects of highway tolls ・ Policies to alleviate traffic congestion in cities ・ Will decentralization ease the population concentration in Tokyo? ・ Competition between infrastructure such as airports and ports, etc. See the following websites for details on past seminars: http://www.econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~mun/semi.html
Course Goals	Acquire basic knowledge of urban and transport economics and prepare for group research in the seminars in the second half of the course.
Schedule and Contents	Week 1: Introduction Present candidates for group-read texts and select them in consultation with the students. Explain how to proceed with classes and how to prepare and present. Furthermore, determine who is in charge of attendees. Weeks 2?14: Read the texts carefully Carefully read the selected texts and discuss the contents according to the method shown in "Outline and contents of the lesson." Sinceprogress varies greatly depending on the content of the article and proficiency level of the person in charge, it is not possible to provide a weekly schedule. However, in general, it will take 1?2 weeks to read each chapter. A supplementary survey will be conducted for the parts not fully announced. Week 15: Summary Summarize the results of the 13 weeks of learning and discuss the remaining issues and questions with everyone. If you were unable to read any of the texts or had trouble understanding the concepts therein, you may use this week to catch up on the work.
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Evaluation will be based on participation points.
Course Requirements	None in particular
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Preparation for reporting at seminars
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Introduced during classes
References, etc.	Komei Sasaki and Se-il Mun "都市経済学の基礎" (Yuhikaku) Hirotaka Yamauchi and Kenzo Takeuchi "交通経済学" (Yuhikaku)