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HIDAKA Takuro
HIDAKA Takuro
- Affiliation
- Faculty of Economics Department of International Commerce
- Job rank
- Associate Professor
- Position
Researcher Information
Area of expertise
Western Economic History and Management History
Courses in charge
Commercial history, management history, business administration, specialized exercises I/II, basic exercises, development exercises
Educational background
Graduate School of Osaka University, Graduate School of Economics
Acquired degree
Ph.D. (economics)
Affiliated Society
The Society of Socioeconomic History, the Society of Business History, the Society of Political Economy and Economic History, and the American Society of Economic History
Research Keywords
U.S. Economic History, Water Resources Development, Federal Government
Current research theme
“Evaluation of water resource development projects conducted by the U.S. federal government in the 20th century”
In the dry western part of the United States, there are many federal dams and reservoirs built by the federal government, but we are conducting research to evaluate these projects using historical materials from various perspectives. In particular, we examine the nature of the federal government business itself and how it affected the economic development of the western United States.
Main research results and activities
“Changes in crop cultivation in the ‘reclamation project’ approved early in the western United States – 1913-1989-”, Economic History of the United States (21) 43-62 December 2022.
"Early 20th Century Efforts to Agricultural Issues by the U.S. Department of Reclaiming and the Department of Agriculture (1905-1920)" Business History 56(3) 26-40 December 2021.
“Alpha cultivation in the ‘reclamation project’ in the mountains of the United States: 1913-1925” Osaka University Economics 69(3) 22-37 December 2019.
Contracted results of scientific research expenses
2023 Rikkyo University Special Priority Fund for Academic Promotion (Rikkyo SFR)
Classes and Seminars
My seminar
In the seminar, we will examine corporate management and economic policies from a long-term perspective. In the third year, students will read specialized books in the fields of economic history and business history, and will acquire the basics of writing graduate studies through discussions. In the fourth year, students decide on their own research themes for graduation theory, and write research reports at seminars and graduate studies.