Research Interests

Economic history of modern Europe, especially the British Industrial Revolution and after.

Lectures and Seminars

Teaching Experience

Economic History of Modern Europe and America (Undergraduate)
This course is designed to offer students an opportunity to promote a basic understanding of the economic history of Europe and the United States, treating many important topics on the historical process of economic development from the early modern period to the latter half of the twentieth century.

The rise and fall of economic powers (Graduate/Postgraduate)
This course is designed to offer students an opportunity to promote a basic understanding of the history of the world economy, treating many important topics on the rise and fall of economic powers from the early modern period to the latter half of the twentieth century.

Seminars (Undergraduate)

Completion of a graduation essay on economic history.

Seminars (Graduate/Postgraduate)

Completion of a master’s thesis on economic history.

Publications

1. “Turnover of the Landowners in Rural England: A Case Study of the Land Tax Returns,” Kobe University Economic Review, No.40, pp.47-60, 1994.

Contact

E-mail

shigetomi(at)econ.kobe-u.ac.jp

Office hours

Please make an appointment in advance.