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Economic Theory

【Economic Theory】 Economic phenomena are so complex and so diverse that it is impossible to understand them without some abstraction. The purpose of economic theory is to provide a framework that enables us to see the fundamental structures and essential causalities beneath the apparently chaotic motions of actual economies. Economic Theory Branch offers core lecture courses on microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics to all Master's students in order to ensure that they acquire the basic knowledge of orthodox economic theory before beginning their own research work. It also offers a variety of advanced courses on such fields as general equilibrium theory, game theory, contract theory, empirical macroeconomics, and macroeconomic dynamics. The time-honored tradition in our School is its openness to heterodoxy. The Economic Theory Branch also offers a set of courses that are devoted to the Marxian perspective to economics. The Branch offers courses on economic principles, economic methodology, political economy, economic anthropology, and others. It is expected, that most of the students in this Branch concentrate on either one of these two approaches. 【Statistics】 The need for data analysis has dramatically increased in recent years as the phenomenal growth of computer technology and communication networks has set off an explosion of information in our society. Statistics is about the general methods for analyzing numerical information. The main aim of Statistics Branch is to train professional statisticians who investigate the mathematical foundations of statistical methods. It also helps students in other fields to master the basic tools of statistics and econometrics and enables them to conduct empirically orientated research.

(Alphabetical Order) 【Economic Theory】 Name Research Themes Name Research Themes BRAUN, Richard Anton Professor Macroeconomics IWAI, Katsuhito Professor Economic Theory KAMIYA, Kazuya Professor Microeconomics, Mathematical Programming KANDORI, Michihiro Professor Microeconomic Theory, Game Theory, Economics of Information, Contracts and Organization OBATA, Michiaki Professor Economic Theory SHIBATA, Tokutaro Professor Modern Capitalism, Institutional Economics YOSHIKAWA, Hiroshi Professor Macroeconomics ◆ Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Name Research Themes MARUYAMA, Makoto Professor Economic Anthropology, Ecological Economics ◆ Institute of Social Science Name Research Themes OTAKI, Masayuki Professor 1 Dynamic Microeconomic Foundation for Keynesian Econonomics as a General Equilibrium 2 Endogenous Growth Theory with Network Externality and Sunk Cost Investment: An Optimal Income Redistribution Policy 【Statistics】 Name Research Themes Name Research Themes ARAI, Yoichi Assistant Professor Econometric Theory, Applied Econometrics KUBOKAWA, Tatsuya Professor Mathematical Statistics KUNITOMO, Naoto Professor Statistics, Econometrics, Financial Econometrics OMORI, Yasuhiro Professor Statistics, Econometrics, Markov Chain Monte Carlo Method YAJIMA, Yoshihiro Professor Statistics, Econometrics ◆ Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Name Research Themes KURATA, Hiroshi Associate Professor Statistics, Mathematical Social Science ◆ School of Engineering Name Research Themes NAWATA, Kazumitsu Professor ◆ Graduate School of Information Science and Technology Name Research Themes TAKEMURA, Akimichi Professor Mathematical Statistics ◆ Center for Spatial Information Science Name Research Themes MARUYAMA, Yuzo Associate Professor Mathematical Statistics, Spatial Statistics

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Update: 1, October, 2009