Transportation Policy

Instructors

HAYASHI Taizo／FUJISHIMA Shota／SHIBUTAKE Hiroshi

Term / Language / Credits

A1A2 / English / 2

Objectives

The objective of this course is to deepen the understanding of the basic theory on transportation economics and to be able to explore and analyze the policy issues by making the effective use of the approach that is taught in this course.
The policy issues covered in this course include those in the sphere of railway, aviation and tourism, all of which are of great importance in capturing the matters of top priority in recent transportation sector.

Keywords

Microeconomics, Transportation Economics, Natural Monopoly, Discrete Choice Analysis, Policy Evaluation, Policy Issues

Schedule

Course outline is as follows. Detailed schedule and lecture topics will be announced at the first class meeting.
・Guidance
・Transportation Economics (Natural Monopoly)
・Transportation Economics (Discrete Choice Analysis)
・Transportation Economics (Transportation Network and Policy Evaluations)
・Policy Issues (Railway Policy)
・Policy Issues (Aviation Policy)
・Policy Issues (Tourism Policy)
・In-Class Presentation and Discussion

Teaching Methods

A series of lectures provide basic and practical knowledge on transportation economics and transport-related policy issues.
Mid-term exam and some take-home tasks will be assigned on the lecture topics particularly related to transportation economics.
Also all participants are required to make in-class presentation on the policy topic of their own choice.

Grading

Course grades will be determined by the result of mid-term exam (35%), the outcome of take-home tasks (30%) and the quality of in-class presentation (35%).　

Required Textbook

There are no specific textbooks for this course. Relevant materials are to be distributed in each session of the class.

Reference Books

Reference books will be listed in the detailed syllabus, which will be distributed at the first class meeting.

Notes on Taking the Course

Introductory knowledge of microeconomics would be required. Basic analytical skills in statistics would be beneficial and preferred.

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