Introduction

Understanding East Asian Economic Cooperation

UT-SNU Joint E-Lecture:
　　This course is a joint on-line lecture provided by the University of Tokyo and the Seoul National University. The classrooms of two universities will be connected by the Internet, and students will listen to lectures given by instructors of each university (Professor Dukgeun AHN of the SNU and Associate Professor Takashi SHIMIZU) and to discuss with other students of the SNU and UT. In addition to these, students are expected to make a presentation in collaboration with SNU students.
　　This course will focus on the current situation and the future of East Asian Economies and their cooperation.
　　Students who want to participate in this lecture are strongly recommended to come to the orientation session that will be held on October 9th, Thursday, 16:20- at the Remote Lecture Room (E49), the Information Education Building. Enrollment limited to 40 for UT students.

Schedule:

Tuesday, 14:40-16:10 (UT), 14:30-17:30 (SNU)
Fall Term
- University of Tokyo: October 6, 2008 (MON) – January 30, 2009 (FRI)
- Seoul National University: September 1 (MON) – December 12 (FRI)
*Joint lectures will be held from October to December, the period of which both universities are in their Fall term.

Students:

-　U.T : junior and senior students at college of Arts and Sciences ,International Students.
-　SNU: around 20-30 students; mainly consist of sophomore and junior students.

*Students of each university will be divided into 4-6 groups. One SNU group and one UT group then make up one joint group. One (or two ?) joint group(s) will make their presentations in one class.

Course Topic:

9/2-30 : Seoul National University ONLY

2008.9. 2(Tue)"Introduction to the World Economic System"( Dukgeun AHN)

-IMF, World Bank, WTO, OECD etc.

2008.9. 9(Tue)"Presentation: Current States of the World Economy"

-Reality of current world trade and financial transaction
-Exchange rate fluctuation

2008.9.16(Tue)"Implementing the WTO system" (Dukgeun AHN、Takashi SHIMIZU)

-Fundamental elements of the WTO system
-Service trade
-Intellectual property protection in the WTO system

2008.9.23(Tue)"FTA versus WTO"( Dukgeun AHN)

-Nature of FTA
-Coherence or conflict with WTO
-Case study

2008.9.30(Tue)"Chinese Economic Development" (Guest Lecturer)

-History of Chinese Economic Development
-Current systemic problem of Chinese economy

10/7-12/9: Seoul National University & University of Tokyo

2008.10. 7(Tue)"Korean Economic Development" (Dukgeun AHN)

-History of Korean Economic Development
-Experience of Financial Crisis

2008.10.14(Tue)"Japanese Economy and Business" (Takashi SHIMIZU)

-Overview of Japanese Economy
-Japanese Economic Development
-Expansion of Japanese companies

2008.10.21(Tue)Presentation I: Comparison of the Nature of Economic Development

2008.10.28(Tue)"Korean FTA Policy" (Dukgeun AHN)

-Characteristics of Korean FTAs
-Current state of the play
-Content of FTAs

2008.11. 4(Tue)"Japanese FTA and FDI" (Takashi SHIMIZU)

-Characteristics of Japanese FTAs
-Japan’s FTA policy
-Influence of FTAs on investments from/to Japan

2008.11.11(Tue)Presentation II: "KJFTA Issue"

2008.11.18(Tue)Presentation III: "Possibility and Limit of East Asia FTA"

2008.11.25(Tue)"Japanese Business Practice and Environment" (Takashi SHIMIZU)

-Japanese Corporate Systems
-Legal Environment of Japan

2008.12. 2(Tue)"Business Environment of Korea WTO Case Study" (Dukgeun AHN)

-Discriminatory taxation for alcoholic beverage
-Application of non-discrimination principle for international competition

2008.12. 9(Tue)Presentation IV: "How to Improve Investment?"

12/16-2009.1/27 : University of Tokyo ONLY