Admission Number

EM02

Graduate School of Economics
Hitotsubashi University
2-1 Naka Kunitachi, Tokyo
186-8601 JAPANFax: +81-42-580-8195
E-mail: econ-exam.gs[at]ad.hit-u.ac.jp
Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University
Master’s Program in Economics (Starting from April 2024)
Spring Admission Examination
The Graduate School of Economics of Hitotsubashi University aims to develop
researchers and practitioners who are equipped with cutting-edge knowledge of
economics and advanced analytical skills, who can accurately grasp complex economic
and social phenomena, discover important issues, and solve them. To this end, theMaster’s Program offers a systematic educational system based on coursework that builds
on the core subjects in the fields of microeconomics, macroeconomics, statistics andeconometrics, and economic history. In addition, the Master’s Specialization Course alsooffers a professional development program aimed at fostering practitioners with a highlevel of expertise. Prospective students are expected to have a high level of motivation tolearn, a spirit of intellectual inquiry, the ability to think and persevere, and communication
skills, including English, in addition to basic knowledge of economics. We hope to attract
enthusiastic students to our program, which we are proud to say is one of the best in theworld with excellent professors.
Please read this document carefully before preparing your application.
1. Courses and the Number of Students Admitted to the Master’s Program
There are two courses in the Master’s Program: The Academic Researcher Course and
the Professional Analyst Course. The Academic Researcher Course is designed forstudents who wish to progress to the Doctoral Program and provides students with theadvanced knowledge and research skills required to pursue an academic career. The
Professional Analyst Course is designed for students who wish to finish graduate schoolwith a master’s degree and provides the frontier expertise and analytical skills necessary
for a career as a professional economist in the public or private sector. Students enrolled
in the Professional Analyst Course may choose to participate in one of the four
professional training programs focusing on (a) public policy, (b) statistics and finance, (c)regional studies, or (d) health economics. Details on the screening process for these
programs will be provided after the enrollment. Students enrolled in the Academic
1Researcher Course are not eligible for these programs. Note, however, that students
enrolled in the Professional Analyst Course may choose to progress to the Doctoral
Program if they fulfill the necessary academic requirements.
CourseAcademic Researcher Course
Professional Analyst Course

Major

Number of students to be
admitted

Major in Economics

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Note: The number of students to be admitted above is the total number of students including thoseadmitted to the Master’s Program through Autumn admission examination.

2. Eligibility for ApplicantsApplicants must satisfy either one of the conditions below.
(1) Have received (or expect to receive by the end of March 2024) a bachelor’s degreeaccording to Article 83 of the School Education Act of Japan.
(2) Have received (or expect to receive by the end of March 2024) a bachelor’s degreeaccording to Article 104, Paragraph 7 of the School Education Act of Japan.
(3) Have received (or expect to receive by the end of March 2024) a bachelor’s degreeand have completed (or expect to complete by the end of March 2024) 16 years ofeducation in a country or countries other than Japan.
(4) Have completed (or expect to complete by the end of March 2024) a course of 16
years of education which is equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in an educational system
in a country other than Japan by taking a correspondence course within Japan.
(5) Have completed the course which is equivalent to a bachelor’s degree at one of thehigher educational institutions in a country other than Japan, which is designatedseparately by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
(Limited to those who are said to have completed a 16-year course in the education
system in the foreign country)(6) Have received (or expect to receive by the end of March 2024) a bachelor’s degree or
its equivalent at a foreign university or other foreign school (limited to those that havebeen evaluated by a person certified by the relevant foreign government or relevantorganization for the overall status of its education and research activities, or those thatare separately designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology as equivalent thereto) by completing a course of study with a duration of
three years or more (including a completion of a course by completing acorrespondence course in Japan offered by the school in the foreign country, including
completion of a course at an educational facility designated in the school education
system of the foreign country as specified in the preceding item(5)).
2(7) Have completed a specialized course of a vocational school (limited to those with aperiod of study of four years or more and other criteria set by the Minister of
Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) that are separately designatedby the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology after the datespecified by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
(8) Be designated by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
(9) Those who have entered a graduate school pursuant to the provisions of Article 102,
Paragraph 2 of the School Education Act of Japan (early entrance into the graduate
school) and have been recognized by the Graduate School of Economics as having an
academic ability suitable for receiving education at the Graduate School of
Economics.
(10) Those who have been screened individually for eligibility and recognized by the
Graduate School of Economics as having an academic ability equivalent to have abachelor’s degree or higher and will be 22 years old or older by April 1, 2024.
Note 1: Persons applying under criteria (9) must inquire in advance by email to the Administration
Office of the Graduate School of Economics regarding their eligibility, no later than Friday,
October, 20, 2023.
Note 2: Persons applying under criteria (10) must will undergo an individual qualification review
prior to the application period. Please inquire to the Administration Office of the Graduate Schoolof Economics by email. Documents necessary for the individual qualification review should besubmitted between, Monday, October 16, 2023 and Friday, October 20, 2023. The results of thereview are expected to be sent by around Tuesday, November 15.

3. Documents Required for Application
Applicants are required to "Register online through the web application page" and"Submit documents by mail". Please refer to the attached "Graduate School Application
Process" as well as this application guideline for the online application registration
through the web application page. All the documents must be in English or Japanese. If
original documents are written in languages other than English or Japanese, please attach
an English or Japanese translation.
(1) Preparation of documents
Please prepare the following documents. The documents include "Documents to besubmitted by an applicant" as shown in Table 1 below and "Documents to besubmitted by a person other than an applicant (Recommender)" (A Letter ofrecommendation) as shown in Table 2. As some applicants may be exempted from
submitting some documents, please read the details for each document carefully.
A) For the formatted documents, please use the Word or Excel format file provided
on the following web page (Admissions to the Graduate Programs), and avoid3

hand writing except for your signature.
<https://www.econ.hit-u.ac.jp/eng/page/graduate/admission.html >B) If any of the submitted documents include certificates or other documents written
in a foreign language other than English, please attach a Japanese or English
translation of them.
(2) Creation of PDF file
When you have prepared the documents, please create PDF files of the documents 2.
through 9. in Table 1, excluding "Application Form" 1. These PDF files are uploaded
to the online application registration (see below, "4. Application Procedure").
A) Each document must be scanned in color at a resolution of 150 dpi or higher
without distortion or shadows, using a copier or similar device with a scanning
function. Images taken with digital cameras are not acceptable, as they may be
distorted and cannot be read correctly. The "’6. Research Proposal" should be
converted directly from a Word file to a PDF file.
※Certificates of TOEFL and etc should be saved as a PDF editable file.
B) These PDF files should be combined into a single PDF file. The file name shouldbe "Last name_first name_application.pdf" and "last name first name" should
also be written in alphabets.
e.g., Hanako Hitotsubashi: hitotsubashi_hanako_application.pdf
e.g., John Onebridge: onebridge_john_application.pdf
Table 1:Documents to be submitted by the applicant

Documents
1. Application form

Details After registering your application on the web application

page, print out a double-sided in color from the "Applicant's
Personal Page". If there are multiple copies, please staple theupper left corner
2. Certificate of(expected)
graduation



A certificate issued by the president or dean of your home
university, or a certificate of bachelor's degree conferral issued
by the National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality
Enhancement of Higher Education, or a certificate of (planned)
application for degree conferral issued by the head of a juniorcollege or a technical college.

Applicants who meet 2. Eligibility for Applicants (3), (4), or (6)must submit a certificate stating the degree (B.A., B.S., etc.)
However, a certificate of expected graduation is acceptable forapplicants who are expected to graduate, and an academic transcript
is acceptable for applicants who are graduated or expected tograduate from Hitotsubashi University
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3.Academic
Transcript

4. Certificate of
TOEFL® score(Copies are
acceptable)

OR
Official scorecertificate of
TOEIC® Listening& Reading(Only accept
Original, copies are
NOT acceptable)

Academic Transcript issued by the degree-awarding university
or equivalent institution
Applicants must submit a score of TOEFL iBT® OR an officialscore certificate of TOEIC® Listening & Reading (taken no
earlier than December 2021) in the forms of both (a) and (b):

If an applicant has a degree from a university located in the
English-speaking countries, an applicant is exempt from
submitting TOEFL/TOEIC certificates[TOEFL iBT®](a) The official TOEFL® score sent directly to the Graduate
School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University from ETS(TOEFL® DI Code 0436. Graduate School of Economics
Department code 84 Economics.)(b) An applicant should submit a copy of the TOEFL® score
report sent from ETS, or a printed score report downloaded
from the website.
Note:- Need to submit both (a) and (b)- TOEFL ITP® scores are NOT acceptable- "Test Date score" is used as the effective score. "MyBest™ Scores"
CANNOT be used.
- The score of "TOEFL iBT® Home Edition" can be accepted.
- An Applicant who has received a degree from a country where
English is the main language is exempt from submitting a
TOEFL® score.
[TOEIC® Listening & Reading]

Need to submit an ORIGINAL of an official score certificate of
TOEIC® Listening & Reading (Neither copies nor digital (QR
codes) are acceptable)

A score of IP test and an official score certificates of the other
TOEIC® tests (TOEIC Bridge®, TOEIC® Speaking & Writing
Tests and etc.) are NOT acceptable

5. Certificate of
Examination forJapanese University
Admission forInternational
Students (EJU) or
Japanese-Language
Proficiency Test
(JLPT)

An applicant who holds a nationality other than Japanese andhas stayed in Japan more than 25 months in total at the time of
April 2024 is exempt from submitting the transcript.

There is no minimum score or level requirement for transcripts to besubmitted. The transcript to be submitted must be from an
examination held after December 2021.[EJU]
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Submit a copy of the "Certificate of Academic Records"
showing your score in the "Japanese as a foreign language" ofthe Examination for Japanese University Admission forContinuation of
5. Certificate of
Examination forJapanese University
Admission forInternational
Students (EJU) or
Japanese-Language
Proficiency Test
(JLPT)(Copies are
acceptable for bothEJU and JLPT)
6.Research Proposal

International Students (EJU) administered by the Japan Student
Services Organization (JASSO), or a copy of the "Confirmationof Academic Records" printed from the website.
[JLPT]


Submit a copy of the "Certificate of Japanese-Language
Proficiency Test Results and Score" of the Japanese-Language
Proficiency Test (JLPT) conducted by the Japan Foundation and
the Japan Educational Exchanges and Services.



If submitting a JLPT N1 Certificate, an examination held
between December 2019 and December 2021 is acceptable※Use the university Word format

Reason for Application (approx. 400 words in English) andResearch Proposal (approx. 1,200 words in English)

If there are multiple copies, please print out a double-sided
and staple the upper left corner

7. Supplementary※Use the university Excel format

material on language
skills
8. Copy of residence※Foreign nationals only

certificate or passport A copy of a residence certificate stating the applicant’s
residential status and duration should be submitted

If a residence certificate is not available, a copy of the photo
page of an applicant’s passport should be submitted

9. Certification of
application fee
payment

There is a non-refundable application fee of JPY30,000. A
payment receipt/certificate should be uploaded/sent with theother documents



The application fee is waived for international students who are
currently receiving a MEXT (Monbukagakusho) scholarship.
These applicants must submit proof of the MEXT scholar statusfrom the home university

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Continuation of※Payment by bank transfer

9. Certification of
application fee
payment

Payment must be made directly to the following bank account.
A copy of the bank receipt for the wire transfer should
accompany the application.
Beneficiary bank: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
SWIFT Code: SMBCJPJT
Branch name: Kunitachi BranchBank address: 1-8-45 Naka, Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan,
186-0004
Beneficiary name: Hitotsubashi University
Branch code-Account number: 666-7761762
Beneficiary address:
2-1 Naka, Kunitachi, Tokyo, Japan, 186-8601
Phone Number: +81-42-580-8078※For Applicants living in Japan

Payment at a convenience store / Payment by Pay-easy,internet banking or credit card
 Please go to the payment site https://e-shiharai.net/ andregister your information first Pay the fee at a counter. If you pay at a convenience stores,
i.e., Seven-Eleven, Family Mart, Lawson or Mini Stop,
receive the "Certificate of Payment". If you pay the fee
through the other convenience stores, Pay-easy, Net
banking or credit card, print out the "Certificate ofPayment" by accessing "Inquiry" of e-shiharai.net withyour receipt number and your Date of Birth(YYYY/MM/DD).
 Mail it with all other necessary documents

The instructions can also be found at the following link:
https://www.hit-u.ac.jp/faculties/graduate/examfee.html※For applicants living outside Japan

Payment can be done only by credit card*. Please go to thepayment site https://e-shiharai.net/, select "credit card" for thepayment method and input your card information. All yourapplication information is displayed. Check and click "確定(confirm)".
*It is possible to use a card which carries a name different
from that of the applicant. However, please make sure that the7information on the basic information page is the applicant’sContinuation of
9. Certification of
application fee
payment

information.


After making your payment, please make sure you have accessto a printer with paper (A4) and access "申込内容紹介(Inquiry) " at e-Shiharai.net.

Please [1. Check your card][2.Input Receipt Number][3.Input
your Date of Birth (YYYY/MM/DD)] , click "照会する (referto the data) " and all of your application information isdisplayed.

Then, click Blue-button "証明書を発行する (issue

a Certificate of Payment)".


Mail it with all other necessary documents



The instructions can also be found at the following link:
https://www.hit-u.ac.jp/faculties/graduate/examfee.html

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Table 2.: Documents to be submitted by a person other than the applicant (Recommender)※Use the university Word format.
URL for format publication：
https://www1.econ.hitu.ac.jp/office/bosyu/_recommendation_en.docx
One recommendation letter, either in English or in Japanese

A letter of recommendation should be written by a faculty advisor
or equivalent who is able to evaluate the applicant’s academic
performance and research ability.



An applicant has any reason preventing from letters ofrecommendation submission, please take a contact with the
Administration Office of Graduate School of Economics

Letters of recommendation can only be accepted if they aresubmitted directly to the university by the official email address ofthe organization to which the evaluator belongs to the following
address (address, etc., are also listed on the form). We do not

Letters ofrecommendation

accept forms submitted by anyone other than the recommender orby free email accounts such as Gmail or Outlook.
Enter the applicant's name in the " Last name First name "field below
Subject：Last name First name _letter of recommendation（e.g., John Onebridge：
Onebridge, John letter of recommendation)
File-name：Last name_First name_recommendation.pdf（e.g., John Onebridge：
onebridge john_recommendation.pdf)
Address： Graduate school of Economics Administration Officeat Hitotsubashi University.
econ-recommendation@ad.hit-u.ac.jp
Deadline for submission： Monday, December 8, 2023

4. Application Procedures
Please register your application on the web application page in the Hitotsubashi
University web page https://www.hit-u.ac.jp/faculties/index.html during the registration
period. Then submit the documents that need to be mailed during the application period.
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Application period for registration on the web application page and by mail・WEB registration:
November 27, 2023 ～ December 8, 2023
・Mail application:
December 4, 2023 ～ December 8, 2023
※ In case of poor postal conditions, the deadline of applications posted from abroad by
December 8, 2023 can be January 12, 2024.
The deadline for receipt of the letter of recommendation by e-mail is December 8, the last
day of the application period. Please ask your recommender to prepare and submit theform by the application period.
Ⅰ. Web application※Please note that no modifications nor changes can be made to the web application pageafter registration is completed.
[Admission number]
Please select "EM02”[Status of Residence]
If you are a foreign national currently residing in Japan, please fill out the form.
[Research Topic]
Please enter the theme written in your research proposal[Qualifications – Language proficiency qualification]
Please write scores other than TOEFL®, TOEIC®, EJU and JLPT.
An applicant fills this field, please submit certificates (copies are acceptable).
It is not mandatory to fill in this field[Matters requiring special mention 1]
Please write the applying course (1) Academic Researcher Course(2) Professional Analyst Course[Matters requiring special mention 2]
Subject for an oral examination (select one subject)(1) Microeconomics/Macroeconomics (2) Statistics & Econometrics (3) Economic History[Matters requiring special mention 3]
Pick up maximum three JEL codes which are the closest to your Research Themes* and enter themin order of proximity（*Refer to the JEL code list in the application guidelines）

Example: J, C, P
[Matters requiring special mention 4]
TOEFL iBT score (0~120)/TOEIC® Listening & Reading score (10~990),
for example TOEFL 80 or TOEIC 800 or If you have a degree from a university located in
the English-speaking countries, please input “Graduated from the Name of University in
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(Country Name)”.
[Matters requiring special mention 5]
Leave blank[Upload your photo data]
The photo data must meet the following conditions
Taken within the last 6 months. A clear color photo of 30 mm x 40 mm
Format: JPG 100 KB to 5 MB.
[Upload Application Documents]
After you have prepared the documents 2 to 9 listed in Table 1 of 2. Documents
Required for Application", upload them in PDF format with the file name of "Last_name_First name_application" ("First name and Last_name " are written inalphabets). Please select "Application 1" on the web application page for uploading.
 file-name： Last_name First name _application.pdf（e.g., John Onebridge: onebridge john_application.pdf)
Ⅱ. Forms to be printed out
After entering the application information, you will be able to print out "Application
Form," "Address Label (for mailing application documents)," and "Admission ticket for
examination" from the "Applicant's Personal Page".
[Application form]
Please mail with your application documents[Mailing label]This can be used only in Japan when mailing the application documents.
[Admission ticket for examination]
The "Announcement of Successful Applicants for the First Screening" will
be made by the admission ticket number, so please confirm your ticket number by then.
※The notification of the admission ticket issuance will be sent to your e-mail within one
month after the end of application period and the ticket can be confirmed and printed out
from your individual page.
Ⅲ. Application Package
Please place all the required materials (except for the official TOEFL® score, if
applicable, which should be mailed directly to the Graduate School of Economics byETS) in an envelope and send the package to the address below by registered mail (e.g.,
Express Mail Service or EMS). Please write “Application for Master’s Program” in red
at the bottom of the envelope. No electronic submissions will be accepted.
[Mailing Address]
Application packages should be sent to the following address:
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Admissions Office, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University
2-1 Naka Kunitachi, Tokyo
186-8601 JAPANE-mail: econ-exam.gs[at]ad.hit-u.ac.jp(1) Please note that no modifications nor changes can be made to the web application
page after registration is completed. If any modification/change is needed, please send
us e-mail (econ-exam.gs[at]ad.hit.u.ac.jp) immediately, NOT creating a new
application.
(2) Applicants must choose one of the two courses, i.e. the Academic Researcher or theProfessional Analyst. Applications for both courses will not be accepted. Applicantscannot change the course after submitting the applications.
5. Admission Process
The admission process consists of two stages. In the first stage of selection, decisions are
made based on the transcripts, the recommendation letter, the research proposal andApplicants who pass the first stage are requested to take an
online oral examination. In the second stage of selection, evaluation is made based on thematerials for the first stage of selection and the score of the oral examination.

TOEFL® or TOEIC® score.

6. Oral Examination
Applicants who passed the first stage of selection will be requested to take the online oral
examination. Please secure a quiet place for the examination where anybody other thanan applicant can access. The Administration Office will give due consideration to an
applicant’s wish to take the oral examination in English if stated in " Supplementarymaterial on language skills ". However, the Administration Office may conduct an oral
examination in Japanese for academic reasons, if deemed necessary.
(1) Schedule of the oral examination
Date
February 1 (Thu),
2024

Time
9:20-17:00

Contents
Online interview on(1) Applicant’s academic proficiency in Economics,
research proposal and special fields in Economics inrelation to the proposal(2) For an examination, please select in advance one
subjectfrom“Microeconomics/Macroeconomics”,“Statistics & Econometrics” and “Economic History”,
then write a subject in a research proposal sheet.
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7. Announcement of Successful Applicants
The results of the first stage of selection will be announced around 13:00 on January 22,2024, and the results of the second stage of selection will be announced around 13:00 on
February 15, 2024 on the Graduate School of Economics website. Successful applicants
will also receive individual notifications from the Administration Office.
8. Procedures for Enrollment(1) To enroll in the Master’s Program, prospective students are required to pay amatriculation fee of JPY282,000. The payment period is from February 26 , 2024 toMarch 1 , 2024. Please note that applicants who passed the examinations but fail to
pay the matriculation fee during this period will be regarded as declining to enroll in
the program.
(2) If prospective students wish to receive an exemption or deferment of the payment of
the matriculation fee, they should consult with the Student Services Division at
Hitotsubashi University and apply for exemption or deferment during the period
specified by Student Services Division before making the payment. (One cannot apply
for exemption or deferment after making the payment.) Please note that if theapplication for exemption or deferment is rejected, such prospective students must
make a prompt payment of the matriculation fee after the decision.
(3) Prospective students will be notified further about the necessary procedures anddocuments for enrollment, including tuition fees (JPY535,800 per year) that must be
paid after the start of the academic year.
(4) Prospective international students must have or obtain a resident status that enables
them to enroll in the Master’s Program in accordance with the Immigration Control
and Refugee Recognition Act by the start of the academic year (April 1, 2024).
(5) Prospective students who are dispatched and financially supported by a foreign
government must obtain a letter of approval for the enrollment issued by the foreign
government.
(6) The matriculation and tuition fees are subject to future change.
9. Additional Remarks(1) The admission process is handled by the Administration Office of the Graduate
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School of Economics.
(2) Admission-related questions should be sent to the Administration Office by e-mail(econ-exam.gs[at]ad.hit-u.ac.jp).. Please write your reference number, EM02XXX, or
admission ticket number whenever sending us a message. Questions by telephone
will not be answered.
(3) Applicants must submit original documents, not photocopies, except for the proof of
payment of the application fees, the passport, a certificate of TOEFL®, EJU and JLPT.
Application materials submitted to the Administration Office will not be returned. The
application fees are not refundable.
(4) Examination scores of successful applicants may be used for educational assistanceafter the enrollment.
Students with Disabilities or Special Needs: Entrance Examination and Academic
Learning Assistance
Applicants with disabilities or special needs who require special consideration during theapplication process and/or once they start their program at the Graduate School of
Economics should notify the Admissions Office by one month before the application
period before submitting their Master Program application documents. Although the
Admissions Office will accept special consideration requests after this date, we may not
be able to make the necessary arrangements in time for the screening and/or the start ofthe program.
By requesting special consideration for the application process, you are not obligated toapply to the Graduate School of Economics. If you are undecided about whether to apply
for the program, you can still submit special consideration requests.
Note: Depending on the types of special consideration you request, it may take some time for the
Admissions Office to respond.

Note on Student Dormitories Provided by the University
Hitotsubashi University has four dormitories for international students located in
Kunitachi and Kodaira. Applicants who wish to live in the dormitory should submit
applications following the application guidelines that will be announced in June andDecember at the following website. Please note that dormitory selection is by lottery.
https://international.hit-u.ac.jp/en/curr/accom/application_for_dorm/index.html

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JEL codes
Please select up to three JEL codes from the table below, and fill in the correspondingalphabets in the order of proximity to your desired research field, in the Application form.
For detailed classification, please refer to the American Economic Association website:
https://www.aeaweb.org/econlit/jelCodes.php?view=jel
AGeneral Economics and Teaching

B

History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches

C

Mathematical and Quantitative Methods

D

Microeconomics

E

Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics

F

International Economics

G

Financial Economics

H

Public Economics

I

Health, Education, and Welfare

J

Labor and Demographic Economics

K

Law and Economics

L

Industrial Organization

M

Business Administration and Business Economics・Marketing・Accounting・Personnel Economics

N

Economic History

O

Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and GrowthP

Economic Systems

Q

Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics・Environmental and Ecological Economics

R

Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics

Y

Miscellaneous Categories

Z

Other Special Topics

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Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University
Masterʼs Program in Economics (Starting from April 2024)
Spring Admission Exam - Research Proposal
Name：
Course applying for*：☐Academic Researcher Course☐Professional Analyst Course

Subject for the oral examination*：☐Macroeconomics・Microeconomics☐Statistics・Econometrics ☐Economic History* Please select one and tick a box
Reason for Application（Approx. 400 words**）**Any word in this format is not included
 Research Themes（Proposal）
Example) Research related to XXXXX (←please delete the example when you write yours)
Pick up maximum three JEL codes which are the closest to your Research Themes* and enter
them in order of proximity（*Refer to the JEL code list in the application guidelines）

Example: J, C, P（←please delete these when you write yours) What you have learnt during the undergraduate and/or after graduation (e.g. status of
economics courses, or self-study in economics if you are not an economics student.)
 Objectives of higher education and future career plan Research theme you would like to pursue in our Masterʼs Program (content, motivation
for studying, how you have prepared to study, and how you will study after enrollment(study plan))（Page break before the research proposal）

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Name：
Research Proposal（Approx. 1,200 words**）**Any word in this format and reference documents are not included Background of the study, awareness of the problem, previous research Objective, significance, and importance of the research Hypothesis (the answer to the question and the reason why the answer is obtained) Methodology of the research (data, analytical methods, theoretical framework etc.)
 Expected results Reference documents (at least three (3) previous research should be provided)2Supplementary material on language skills

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Graduate School of Economics

Applicant’s
Name

1. Would you like to take the second stage oral exam in English? (Please tick)

Yes

No

2. Your native language

3. Proficiency in languages other than Japanese (if any):

Full working
proficiency

Limitedworking
proficiency

Elementary
proficiency

Full working
proficiency

Reading

Reading

Writing

Writing

Speaking

Speaking

Please tick to indicate the level of your proficiency

Limitedworking
proficiency

Elementary
proficiency

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Hitotsubashi University

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Letter of Recommendation
To the recommender:

Please fill in the sections in bold face.

Please send this letter of recommendation to econ-recommendation@ad.hit-u.ac.jp from your institutional
email account. Private email accounts (e.g., gmail, outlook, etc.) are not recommended.
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Subject: <applicant’s name> letter of recommendation (e.g., Onebridge, John letter of recommendation)Filename: <applicant’s name>_recommendation.docx (e.g., onebridge_john_recommendation.pdf)

Applicant’s Name: Family name, First name, Middle name
Please describe your relationship with the applicant, and the applicant’s competence in his/her field of study (e.g., past studies
and research results, future research plans, any special abilities that should be noted about the applicant)Relationship with the applicant
Past studies and research results
Future research plans
Any special abilities that should be noted about the applicant

Date: Month Day, 20XX
Recommender’s name: Family name, First name, Middle name
Position or title: position or title
Affiliation: affiliation
Address: address
Phone number: phone number
Email: Email address (please use your institutional email account. Private providers (e.g., gmail, outlook, etc.) are notrecommended1