International Program in Economics

Our program meets the highest international standards, providing an ideal environment where you can learn and conduct your own research. The vast majority of our faculty members hold PhDs from, and have taught at, internationally acclaimed universities. Our faculty includes leading scholars in a wide range of fields in economics, including macroeconomics, econometrics, and microeconomic theory. In fact, we have five Fellows of the Econometric Society, the most prestigious learned society in the field of economics. This is the highest number of any Asian university. In our program, you will have a unique opportunity to study under the supervision of leading researchers, and you can also develop your expertise in Asian and Japanese economies. Such expertise is especially valuable in light of the increasing importance of Asian economies in the twenty-first century.