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Economic Affairs
Scholarly Publications
Quechua Oqrakashqa: The Effects of Mining Consortia and Globalization on Local Quechua Communities in the Peruvian Andes
July 2012
Mining consortia play an important part in improving Peru’s world role in the export of precious and base metals and minerals.
The Economic Costs of Korean Reunification
October 2011
This article explores the economic cost of reunification in the context of growing ambivalence in South Korea toward the idea of unity and shifting South Korean policies toward its northern...
European Answers to the Financial Crisis: Social Banking and Social Finance
April 2011
As a result of the crisis, social banking and social finance have become important trends among bank customers in Europe.
News
Ninth year of SPICE's Reischauer Scholars Program in full swing
March 2012
On February 1, 2012, the Reischauer Scholars Program (RSP) embarked on its ninth year with a new class of 27 exceptional high school students from across the United States.
SPICE releases 2012 catalog
February 2012
The 2012 SPICE catalog is now available. SPICE developed five new curriculum units in 2011.
Understanding China's Development Through the Lens of Education
June 2011
China today is in the midst of sweeping changes. The economy is roaring ahead. Millions of rural families are uprooting themselves in search of better lives in the city.
Old Events
More than Sports: Using the Olympics to Teach Modern East Asian History
June 8, 2020
Webinar recording: https://youtu.be/ShtOUZ67F-s Video of Using the Olympics to Teach Modern East Asian History Webinar Description: From amazing athletic feats to beautiful pageantry, the...
Japan's Geological Factors
March 6, 2012
In this lecture, Professor Okimoto discusses how Japan’s geography and geological factors have influenced its economics, society, and culture.
Japan's Modern Economy
March 6, 2012
In this lecture, Professor Okimoto analyzes Japan's SEID model of economic development. In addition, he explores factors behind Japan's economic success as well as its current economic problems.
Multimedia
Structural Causes of Japan's Lost Decades
February 2017
The concept of productivity is central in economics and is one of the main determinants of economic growth.
Japan's Insufficient Demand Problem
February 2017
Under normal circumstances, most people believe that saving is positive. However, high rates of savings can also mean low levels of consumption (spending), and this can hamper economic growth.
Japan's Geological Factors
March 2012
Video of Japan's Geological Factors - An Interpretive History of Japan, Lesson 1 In this lecture, Professor Okimoto discusses how Japan’s geography and geological factors have influenced its economics, society, and culture.
People
Mariko Yang-Yoshihara Instructor, Stanford-Hiroshima Collaboration Project on Entrepreneurship, Instructor, Stanford e-Eiri, Instructor, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability for Eikei University of Hiroshima