GRIPS

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GRIPS

• National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

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About GRIPS

• GRIPS mission is to establish an international
  policy community and an open network in the field
  of policy studies, as well as to become a center
  of excellence in the policy research arena.
• GRIPS aims to strengthen democratic governance
  both in Japan and throughout the world by
  enhancing the quality of policy research and
  training future policy experts and researchers.
• By offering talented government officials,
  researchers, and industry leaders an opportunity
  to participate in policy research, GRIPS prepares
  them to become national leaders with a genuine
  sense of social responsibility.
• GRIPS was established in 1997, superseding the
  Graduate School of Policy Science (GSPS) at
  Saitama University.

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Campus

• The campus is located in Roppongi, close to the
  Japanese Diet and government ministries.

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LMP Curriculum
Macro Micro Economics Government Market
INNOVATION DEVELOPMENT
Innovation, Sustainability Uncertainty
Public Investment Development Economics
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Degree Programs at GRIPS

• Our degree programs combine a broad disciplinary
  curriculum with an applied research focus and
  foster a commitment to international, state, and
  regional policy issues.
• The international programs at GRIPS are conducted
  solely in English.
• Teaching methods include lecture, seminar, and
  tutorial. Faculty members also act as advisors,
  meeting with students regularly throughout the
  year to supervise their research and assist them
  with academic matters.
• GRIPS operates on a four-term calendar with a
  16-week Fall Term, 8-week Winter Term, 16-week
  Spring Term, and 8-week Summer Term.
• Full scholarships are available for exceptionally
  qualified candidates who have been accepted for
  study at GRIPS.
• Students will be the nucleus of an international
  network of young people who are expected to
  become the future leaders in the policy arena.

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Degree Programs at GRIPS

• Various programs are offered in cooperation with
  Japans Central Ministries, Research Institutes
  and International Organizations.
• Asian Development Bank
• International Monetary Fund
• Foundation for Advanced Studies on International
  Development (FASID)
• Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
• World Bank
• World Customs Organization
• Building Research Institute
• Japan Foundation
• National Language Research Institute
• National Defense Academy, Defense Agency
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• National Institute of Science and Technology
  Policy
• Japan Science and Technology Agency

Masters Programs
Programs in English Language
Programs in Japanese Language
Young Leaders Program
Public Policy Program
Public Policy Program
Development Policy Program
Regional Policy Program
Transition Economy Program
Cultural Policy Program
International Development Studies Program
Intellectual Property Program
Public Finance Program
Graduate Program on Japanese Language and Culture
Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Program
Ph.D. Programs
Public Policy Analysis Program
Security and International Studies Program
Graduate Program on Japanese Language and Culture
Doctoral Program in Science and Technology Policy
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Masters Programs conducted in English
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Masters Programs conducted in English
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Faculty

• The GRIPS faculty staff is distinguished by its
  unique combination of members with strong
  academic backgrounds and practitioners with
  extensive experience in the civil service and
  private and public management, all of whom are
  committed to educating new generations of highly
  qualified policy professionals.

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Faculty

• Fukushima, Takashi (Professor)
• Ph.D. (Economics), State University of New York,
  Buffalo
• Public Economics
• Hatta, Tatsuo (Professor)
• Ph.D. (Economics), The Johns Hopkins University
• Public Economics
• Hara, Yonosuke (Professor)
• Ph.D. (Agricultural Economics), University of
  Tokyo
• Agricultural Economics
• Ikawa, Hiroshi (Professor)
• BA (Law), University of Tokyo
• Local Public Administration, Local Public
  Finance, Local Government Law
• Kurosawa, Masako (Professor)
• Ph.D. (Economics), London School of Economics
• Applied Econometrics Labor Economics

• Nakamura, Reiko (Professor)
• Ph.D. (Economics), Columbia University
• Econometrics Public Policy
• Morichi, Shigeru (Professor)
• Ph.D. (Engineering), University of Tokyo
• Civil Engineering, Traffic Engineering and
  Regional Planning
• Ohno, Kenichi (Professor)
• Ph.D. (Economics), Stanford University
• International Finance and Development Economics
• Okita, Yoichi (Professor)
• Ph.D. (Economics), Harvard University
• Macroeconomics
• Rhodes, James (Professor)
• Ph.D. (Economics), University of Washington
• Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics

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Faculty

• Shimomura, Ikuo (Professor)
• Ph.D. (Engineering), University of Tokyo
• Public Law Public Administration Sociology
• Shiraishi, Takashi (Professor, Vice President)
• Ph. D. (History), Cornell University
• Government and Politics in East Asia
• Tanaka, Hideo (Professor)
• B.A., Waseda University
• Development Assistance Economic Development
• Yamane, Hiroko (Professor)
• D.E.A. (International Public Law and European
  Community Law), University of Paris II
• International Law and Economics
• Yokomichi, Kiyotaka (Professor)
• BA (Law), University of Tokyo
• Local Public Administration

• Hatanaka, Kaori (Associate Professor)
• Ph.D. (Economics), University of Tokyo
• Microeconomics, Law and Economics, Theory of
  Industrial Organization
• Honda, Masatoshi (Associate Professor)
• Ph.D. (Law), Keio University
• Japanese Politics Policy Processes
• Hosoe, Nobuhiro (Associate Professor)
• Ph.D. (Economics), Osaka University
• Computable General Equilibrium Models
  Macro-Economic Models
• Iwama, Yoko (Associate Professor)
• Ph.D. (Law), Kyoto University
• International Politics European Diplomatic
  History
• Kaneko, Minoru (Associate Professor)
• B.A. (Economics), University of Tokyo
• International Economics, Industrial Policy

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Faculty

• Kawabe, Eiichiro (Associate Professor)
• M.A.(Science), University of Tokyo, MSc
  (Economics), University of Warwick
• Economics, Japanese Economy
• Kidokoro, Yukihiro (Associate Professor)
• Ph.D. (Economics), University of Tokyo
• Cost-Benefit Analysis, Transportation Economics,
  Regulatory Economics
• Kohno, Takeshi (Associate Professor)
• Ph.D. (Political Science), The Ohio State
  University
• Democratization, Social Movement
• Okamoto, Ryosuke (Associate Professor)
• Ph.D. (Economics), Osaka University
• Urban Economics Spatial Economics
• Pfau, Wade (Associate Professor)
• Ph.D. (Economics), Princeton University
• Public Economics, Applied Econometrics,
  Macroeconomics

• Sunami, Atsushi (Associate Professor)
• MIA and Ph.D. (Political Science), Columbia
  University
• Science and Technology Policy, Public Policy
  Analysis
• Takenaka, Harukata (Associate Professor)
• Ph.D. (Political Science), Stanford University
• Comparative Politics International Political
  Economy
• Yoshida, Yuichiro (Associate Professor)
• Ph.D. (Economics), Boston College
• Microeconomic Theory and Modeling, Urban
  Economics, Transportation Economics
• Nishino, Fumio (Visiting Professor)
• Ph.D., Lehigh University
• Infrastructure Development and Engineering
  Cooperation with Developing Countries
• Hayami, Yujiro (Visiting Professor)
• Ph.D. (Agricultural Economics), Iowa State
  University
• Agricultural Economics Development Economics

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GRIPS Students
As of April 2006
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Students from Indonesia

• Current Number of Students 9

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GRIPS/GSPS Alumni Demographics (as of March 2006)
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Student Life
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Center for Comparative Local Governance

• The center was established to conduct comparative
  studies on local governance and to disseminate
  the results of that research.
• The center works with other institutes in
  studying systems of local governance and how they
  have been implemented in Japan and other Asian
  countries.
• Offering facilities for researchers and
  supporting programs for training civil servants
  in Asian countries are among the centers other
  activities.
• The center uses its network to contribute to
  building the capacity of local governments in
  Asian and other countries. In addition to sharing
  its comparative research results, the center
  disseminates information on systems of local
  governance from Japan's current trends and from
  the country's history in local governance since
  the Meiji period.
• In cooperation with Council of Local Authorities
  for International Relations (CLAIR), the center
  offers a library that stores documents as well as
  statistical and other materials, all related to
  local governance in Japan and abroad.

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Policy Research Center

• The Center is the overarching entity for policy
  studies at GRIPS. It has several research units
  dedicated to specific policy issues facing the
  world today. The units conduct their research for
  a period of two to nine years. The Center is open
  to researchers from outside GRIPS who have an
  interest in collaborating with the researchers
  and staff of our institute.
• Projects
• Research Project on Science and Technology Policy
• Project for Comparative Research on Local
  Government
• Security and International Studies Project
• Project of Deregulation on Public Utility
  Industry
• Life Sciences Policy Project
• International Comparative Studies on Cultural
  Policy
• Policy Modeling Project

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Center for the Study of International Development
Strategies (CSIDS)

• CSIDS was established as a center of research on
  international development strategies to survey
  global activities in international economic
  development and to pursue strategic and
  policy-oriented research on economic development
  trends and issues.
• Research Units
• Development Forum (Policy Studies)
• Development Strategy Research Project (Empirical
  Studies)
• The 21st Century COE Program ?Asian Development
  Experience and Its Transferability?