School of Human Science and Environment

Professor Miki Inui

We are researching how children from disadvantaged backgrounds, such as poverty, minorities, and developing countries, can enjoy equal educational opportunities. Together with my seminar students, I have been supporting the learning of foreign children living in Himeji and Kobe, and working to build a school in Laos, continuing to implement practices that will lead to children receiving a quality education.

Graduate School of Social Science

Associate Professor Naoki Matsuyama

The history of economics is the study of various issues in economic society based on the wisdom of the past. In October 2023, the 400th anniversary of William Petty\\\'s birth was celebrated at University of Hyogo, and we reflected on Petty\\\\\\\'s economics and his views on war against the backdrop of the current international situation. and his views on war against the backdrop of the current international situation. We peruse the classics and search for the ideal economic state.

Special lecture and exhibition commemorating the 400th anniversary of William Petty\\\'s birth (from the University\\\'s publication, “Kendai Tsuushin”)

Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation

Professor Atsushi Fukumi

In developing nations in Asia, in India in particular, research is being conducted from the simple awareness of the question of “Why are the necessary public assets not appropriately provided?” In recent years, progress is being made with regards to research, with a focus on the differences in electrical infrastructure between states, on the effects on economic policies and accumulation of public assets due to Indian’s complex social structure, including factors such as caste and religion, .

Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation

Lecturer Atsushi Osawa

Realizing sustainable societies requires that we learn from past experiences.

If we look back at the history of economic development in all countries and regions, we see that the course of industrialization has involved problems with pollution.

Currently, I am working on extracting lessons from history on the most desirable methods of economic development and business growth by ascertaining specific measures taken by local societies for problems that are difficult to solve with market solutions, such as through compensation. The focus is on the smoke pollution that had been generated in the Kazuno region in Akita Prefecture.

Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation

Takashi Tanaka Professor and Head of Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation

I have been conducting research centered mainly on the area of insurance phenomena related to life insurance.

In our daily lives in a capitalistic society, life security from life insurance plays an extremely important role.

Also, there is major potential in initiatives based on an approach that includes the concept of “donations (pure donations)” for ”negative externalities” that have been a broad background issue in SDGs and “negative externalities” that are an area of promotion in SDGs.