Portland State University

Department of Economics

 

 

Economics 410/510:

East Asian Economic Development (Fall 2009)

The Second midterm exam is now available.

It is due December 2 (Wednesday).

 

Course Time and Place:            MWF 12:45 – 13:50 & Neuberger Hall 350

Instructor:                                      Hiro Ito, Associate Professor of Economics

Office:                                            Cramer Hall 241-F

Email:                                             ito@pdx.edu

Phone:                                            x5 – 3930

Office Hours:                                MW 10:30 – 11:30, or by appointment

 

There is no required textbook for this course.

 

However, there is a required reading packet that is available at Clean Copy, 1704 SW Broadway (across the street from Cramer Hall), (503) 221-1876.

 

The course syllabus is available here.

 

The information about the presentation/term paper assignment is available here.

 

 

Lecture Notes

         Japan’s economy in the immediate aftermath of WWII

         Japan’s steady economic growth

         “Great recession”

         East Asian Miracle

         Taiwan’s Economic Development

         Korea’s Economic Development

         The Asian Crisis of 1997-98

         China’s Economic Development

 

Important dates

November 27 (Fri.)           No class: Happy Thanksgiving!!

December 2 (Wed.)           Second take-home exam due

December 7 (Mon.)          Term paper due

 

Class schedule and reading assignments

(“RP” means the articles/papers can be found in the reading packet)

 

Week 8

 

Chinese economic development, continued

Chow, p. 9 – 86, p.281 – 319. Naughton Chp. 4 R(P)

The Economist on China’s Reform Efforts (12/11/2008)

 

 

Week 9

 

China, East Asia, and the Financial Crisis

First half (before the empirical analysis), p. 294-301, of Ito (2008)

Will the Bretton Woods 2 (BW2) Regime Collapse Like the Original Bretton Woods Regime Did? The Coming End Game of Bretton Woods 2 by Nouriel Roubini, July 6, 2008

U.S. “Rebalancing” in The Economist (7/30/2009),

China’s “Rebalancing” in The Economist (7/23/2009)

Rebound of Asian Emerging Market Economies (8/13/2009)

 

November 25, Wednesday: Student Presentations

 

Hsiao-Fan’s presentation on the impact of China’s development on other East Asian economies

Michael’s presentation on the impact of the internet on China’s economic growth

 

November 27: Happy Thanksgiving!!

 

Week 10

 

November 30, Monday

 

Keith on

 

Jo on “

 

December 2, Wednesday: The second midterm exam is due.

 

  Jeremy on “The social impact of centralized economy in East Asia

 

 

 

Term Paper Due at 4 pm on December 7 (Monday)

 

November 14, 2009