授業科目名 年度 学期 開講曜日・時限 学部・研究科 全担当教員 単位数
50597:[2025 春セメスター]Regional Economy and Development Ⅲ(P) 2025 春セメスター 木2 政策科学部 西村 陽造 2

キャンパス

OIC

授業施設

AS451セミナールーム

授業で利用する言語

英語

授業の概要と方法

International economics has never been as important as it is now. Under globalization and technological innovation in information and communications, people easily access to international transactions and nations are more closely linked with each other than ever before through international trade and investment. This course introduces the main concepts and methods of international economics, to enable students to consider freely the issues facing international community from an economic perspective. The major themes are balance of payments, foreign exchange market, exchange rates, open-economy macroeconomics, international macroeconomic policy, and international trade theory and policy.

受講生の到達目標

a) Understand the statistics describing international transactions.
b) Understand the foreign exchange market and international financial and capital market.
c) Understand how exchange rates, exports and imports, international investment and finance are determined, and how they affect the domestic economy and finance.
d) Understand policy for stabilizing macroeconomy as well as preventing and managing crisis.
e) Understand the factors determining the pattern of international trade and trade policy affecting the gains from trade.

事前に履修しておくことが望まれる科目

授業スケジュール

授業回数/
担当教員（複数担当の場合） 		テーマ
キーワード・文献・補足事項等
1

Introduction

【+R-Jugyo】Information for “+R-Jugyo” will be posted on manaba+R.
Globalization, International money, International trade

2

National Income Accounting for an Open Economy

National Income Identity, Saving, Investment, Budget Account

3

Balance of Payment Accounts

Current Account, Capital Account, Financial Account, Biggest Debtor and Creditor

4

Exchange Rates

Prices and Exchange Rates, Spot Exchange Rates, Forward Exchange Rates, Arbitrage, Covered Interest Rate Parity, Exchange Rate Risks

5

Foreign Exchange Market

Actors, Futures and Options, Currencies, Markets, International Financial Center

6

Exchange Rate in the Short Run

Interest Rates, Expectations, Equilibrium, Open Interest Parity, Risk Premium

7

Exchange Rate in the Long Run

The Law of One Price, Purchasing Power Parity, Tradable Goods and Non-Tradable Goods

8

Output, Interest Rate and Exchange Rate in the Short Run

Output Market Equilibrium, Money Supply, Asset Market Equilibrium

9

Monetary and Fiscal Policy

Fixed and Flexible Exchange Rate System, Internal Balance, External Balance

10

Foreign Exchange Intervention

Portfolio Balance Effect, Signal Effect, Plaza Accord, Currency Crisis, Fundamentals and Expectations

11

Crises and World Financial Architecture

East Asian Economic Miracle, Asian Financial Crisis, Global Financial Crisis, Financial Stability Board

12

Trade Theory: Comparative Advantage

David Ricardo, Absolute Advantage, Specialization, Gains from Trade, Gravity Model, Heckscher-Ohlin Model

13

Trade Policy

Tariff, Export Subsidies, Import Quota, Voluntary Export Restrictions

14

Future of US Dollar as a Key Currency

Key Currency, World’s Financial Architecture, Superpower

授業実施形態

All the 14 classes on Face to Face basis.

授業外学習の指示

Be sure that you understand the resumes put on the manaba+R.

成績評価方法

種別 割合(%) 評価基準等
定期試験（筆記）

レポート試験
（統一締切日を締切とするレポート）

上記以外の試験・レポート、平常点評価
（日常的な授業における取組状況の評価）		 100

Assessments will be based on several short reports or exams with prior notice, in the classroom, or at the page of ‘Assignment’ on the manaba+R, at least three times.

成績評価方法(備考)

受講および研究に関するアドバイス

教科書

教科書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考書

書名 著者 出版社 ISBNコード 備考
International Economics: Theory & Policy (12th edition) Krugman, Paul R., Maurice Obstfeld, and Marc J. Melitz Pearson Education Limited 978-1292409719

参考書(使用頻度、その他補足)

参考になるwwwページ

授業内外における学生・教員間のコミュニケーションの方法

manaba+R,学生との直接対話

備考

【科目ナンバリング・カリキュラムマップはこちらから/Click here to see the Curriculum-Map and Course-Numbering】
URL:https://secure.ritsumei.ac.jp/students/pathways-future/course/curriculum.html/