Advanced Seminar on Regional Environmental Economics1
| Numbering Code | G-AGR06 6FB25 SJ82 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Year-round |
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| Number of Credits | 4 | Course Type | Seminar |
| Target Year | Target Student | ||
| Language | Japanese | Day/Period | Tue.4・5 |
| Instructor name | CHIN KINKO (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor) | ||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course | Seminars on sustainable development through regional resource and environmental management issues, quantitative methodologies, issues related to food trade and global environment, policies for optimal control under the environmental resource constraint. This seminar is especially focused on the relation among the environment, development and international trade. | ||
| Course Goals |
Students will grasp the current state and characteristics of agriculture in Japan and other East Asian nations and the problems facing agriculture in these countries, as well as the national and international economic, social, and institutional/policy environments and their latest trends by comparing the state of agriculture between East Asian and Western nations, and among East Asian nations. Students will develop the ability to identify problems related to agriculture, food shortages and environmental resources and to understand the nature of the problems based on the technical knowledge accumulated so far and the international comparative analysis described above. By taking turns reading research papers on specific topics in class, students will learn practical analysis methods appropriate for the nature of problems. |
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| Schedule and Contents |
First semester: 1. Outline of the topics covered in the seminar, policies, and course schedule 2. International framework and regional treaties governing agriculture and international trade in agricultural products (2 sessions) 3. The current state of agriculture in the US and EU and their national agricultural subsidies and environmental resource conservation policies (4 sessions) 4. The current state of agriculture in Japan and the surrounding economic and policy environment (5 sessions) 5. The current state of agriculture in China and the surrounding economic and policy environment (4 sessions) Second semester: 6. Techniques and steps in rural surveys and case analysis (3 sessions) 7. Models for analyzing demand for farm products and its measurement (3 sessions) 8. Models for measuring technological progress in agricultural production and its estimation (3 sessions) 9. Techniques related to quantitative analysis of changes in agricultural production and factor demand (3 sessions) 10. Techniques related to quantitative analysis of problems in agricultural trade (3 sessions) 11. Summary and feedback |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Grading will be based on an overall evaluation of criteria such as attendance, commitment to projects, and the content of presentations. Evaluation method and achievement is based on the Student Guide. |
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| Course Requirements | Knowledge of introductory-level microeconomics and econometrics is required. | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Students who have insufficient knowledge of microeconomics and econometrics are expected to study the assigned textbook independently. | ||
