For applicants to Waseda GSE considering me as a supervisor
[Disclaimer: the opinions expressed herein are my own and do not represent the views of my present and past affiliations in any way.]
For potential applicants considering to contact me before application
I will not reply to your email because such pre-application contact is unnecessary under the rule of our school (see FAQs for prospective students). If you would like me to be your supervisor, just make sure that your research interest matches mine, and that you meet the requirements specified below.
General information about Waseda GSE
My research area
- I'm doing research on international trade theory, especially on theory of trade and growth.
- According to JEL Classification Codes Guide, my papers mostly fall into:
- F13: Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
- F43: Economic Growth of Open Economies
- Unfortunately, I can NOT give professional advice on:
- empirical analysis of international trade: applying econometric/statistical methods to real-world trade data
- country/industry case study: how has an industry in a country been, and how will it be?
- trading business: what should you do with real trade?
- international finance/macroeconomics: exchange rates, current account deficit/surplus, international borrowing/lending, etc.
Requirements
- Follow the latest course registration model, which can be found at the GSE website.
- You have to be good at microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics before starting my research guidance.
Doctoral program
- I will allow you to write a Doctoral dissertation only if I'm convinced that your Master's thesis is publishable for international refereed journals indexed in SSCI.
- For Master's students pursuing a Ph.D., consider applying for some of the top 100 schools in Tilburg University Economics Ranking.
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