Introduction to Finance for PPP

Public-private partnerships are mainly targeted at financial activities in the public sector centered on local governments, and in particular, the issue of financing in the public sector is one of the major pillars. At the same time, this suggests that when a private company is involved in PPP, the ability to finance will determine whether or not the business can be carried out.

Throughout, we aim to steadily improve our basic understanding of financial theory. At the end of the lecture schedule, on the premise of such a basic understanding of financial theory, we will explain the financing methods used in relation to PPP / PFI with examples.

Through such classes, we aim to understand and master the finance of public-private partnerships.

To acquire sufficient knowledge about finance that can withstand the writing of master's thesis and research on specific subjects, such as general remarks on public-private partnerships.

1. Introduction, Theory of Money
2. New role of Money, Interest rate
3. Interest rates and prices
4. Macroeconomics for monetary policy
5. Monetary policy framework and central banks
6. Fundamental tools of monetary policy and new developments
7. The role of financial systems and financial intermediaries
8. Financial intermediaries
9. Government financial institution
10. Concept of bank loan
11. Project financing
12. Basic theory of finance
13. Regulations on financial markets
14. Social Finances: New trends on SDGs & ESG
15. Summary, Report presentation by students

Classes will be developed based on the textbook.

・Pre-study Search for questions and issues that can be obtained from each practice and activity regarding the set theme.
・Consider the impact on each practice and activity obtained from the results of post-study discussions.
・It is assumed that the time is about 30 to 60 minutes each. It is recommended that the social college students consider using the time they actually practice and work.

・ Evaluate by contribution to lectures (70%) and report evaluation (30%).
・ Term-end report (Theme: "Role and method of public-private partnership and finance", quantity: A4, about 3 pages)
・ Breakdown of report evaluation
(1) Specificity, practicality (20%) (2) Originality, originality (20%) (3) Logic, conciseness (10%)
・ Out of 100 points, 80 points or more will be A, 70 points or more will be B, and 60 points or more will be C. A score of less than 60 will be rejected. Of A, the most excellent one may be designated as S.

PPP students only

None in particular

Nobuyoshi Yamori "Financial Theory (3rd Edition)" Chuokeizai-sha
Yuji Nemoto "Leveraging Finance for Regional Revitalization" Gakugei Publisher

This course is offered so that even students who do not have a financial background, such as related academic fields such as economics and experience through practical work, can fully understand it, so please take it positively.