PEPP|Program in Economic and Public Policy

Admission

All the important information is available here. Explore well and read carefully about eligibility requirements, the documents you have to prepare, and the application procedures, etc. before you apply.

Scholarships

Students who have been given scholarship grants by the Joint Japan/World Bank Graduate Scholarship Program (JJ/WBGSP) of the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship Program (ADB-JSP) will enjoy the following benefits:

Voices from Current Scholars

Our scholars share their own views about learning and living in Tsukuba. Let’s learn about the program and the scholar’s academic life from their perspective.

News & Topics

2023/07/11: Proessor Fukai’s Research Published in JAMA Pediatrics (medical journal)
2022/12/28: CLOSED: PEPP’s Application Window for October 2023 admission
2022/10/12: PEPP alumni appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation
2021/12/15: CLOSED: PEPP’s Application Window for October 2022 admission (Feb 4 update)
2021/12/15: PEPP Alumni Spotlighted by ADB-JSP: Alumni in Development

Events & Seminars

2023/09/13: PEPP Seminar (October 12th, 2023): “Career Incentives and Judicial Independence: Evidence from the Indian Lower Judiciary” by Prof. Jun Goto
2023/07/11: PEPP Seminar (July 13th, 2023): “Cognitive ability and observed behavior in laboratory experiments: implication for macroeconomic theory” by Prof. Nobuyuki Hanaki
2023/06/22: PEPP Seminar (July 7th, 2023): “Strategic Carry-Along Trade” by Prof. Zhe Chen
2023/06/12: PEPP Seminar (June 15th, 2023): “Firm Responses to Electricity Shortages: The Case of the Fukushima Nuclear Accidents” by Mr. Takanao Tanaka
2023/05/16: PEPP Seminar (June 8th, 2023): “Vaccination and Discrimination: Experimental Evidence under the COVID-19 Pandemic” by Prof. Shusaku Sasaki (Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Behavioral Economics Unit, Behavioral Public Policy Team, Division of Scientific Information and Public Policy, Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research (CIDER), Osaka University)

Director

Director of PEPP Prof. Hisahiro Naito