Introduction to Macroeconomics

This course is divided among five faculty members and is conducted in an omnibus format. It explains how to understand economic phenomena from a macroeconomic perspective; how to collect, analyze, and utilize macroeconomic data; and the characteristics of such data.

Macroeconomics, national accounts, public finance, income and asset distribution, statistical systems, monetary theory

Yamaoki (3 classes): While discussing and explaining the current debates on the fiscal system, tax system, and government bonds, I will explain how these issues are closely related to the macroeconomy.

Tokui (3 classes): While explaining the indicators of business cycles, the world seen through GDP, and the consumption function controversy, I will showcase how we may look at society through the lens of macroeconomics.

Fujimori (3 classes): Official statistics are often used in macroeconomics to verify the applicability of theories and make predictions for the future. In these classes, I will discuss some examples of official statistics related to households and companies, explain how they are prepared, outline their characteristics, and introduce the theoretical background of statistics used to create statistical data from sample surveys.

Aoki (3 classes): I will discuss and explain data from the past 100 years related to economic growth, disparities, and inequalities, allowing us to summarize the ec

Syllabus (Japanese site only)