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Fiscal Policy Analysis (FPA)

This course, presented by the Institute for Capacity Development, provides an overview of the concepts, tools, and techniques used to analyze how fiscal policy can help ensure macroeconomic stability and sustainable long-term growth. This hands-on course is built around the core macro-fiscal topics needed to analyze fiscal policy. The learning units include general empirical findings, Microsoft Excel-based workshops, case studies, and selected topics of regional interest. The FPA course integrates post-COVID data, recent research, and policy discussions by the Fund. It also includes an inclusive growth component, featuring new units on climate change and gender inequality. The course features selected non-core lectures on energy subsidy reform and fiscal frameworks for resource-rich economies. It also includes review sessions and participant presentations.

The course will appeal to officials seeking to deepen their understanding of how fiscal policy impacts the economy and to learn about related analytical tools.

Target Audience

Junior to senior officials interested in understanding fiscal policy and its macroeconomic implications.

Qualifications

Participants are expected to have taken undergraduate courses in macroeconomics or have equivalent experience and have a basic background in microeconomics and econometrics. It is strongly recommended that applicants have completed the Financial Programming and Policies (FPP) course. Familiarity with Microsoft Excel is essential as many workshops are conducted in Excel.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

Use fiscal policy to attain key government objectives: macro-stability, equity and efficiency, and sustainable long-term growth.
Apply the tools and techniques acquired to assess the country’s fiscal stance, fiscal multipliers, and fiscal sustainability.
Assess the key elements of tax and expenditure policy, including revenue mobilization and fiscal projection.

Syllabus

This course aims at providing an overview of the key fiscal policy concepts and techniques to analyze how fiscal policy can help ensure macroeconomic stability and sustainable long-term growth. This hands-on course is built around core macro-fiscal topics needed to analyze fiscal policy. Units will be substantiated by general empirical findings, excel-based workshops, case studies, and selected topics of regional interest. The course will be offered to officials who are interested in gaining a broad understanding of the impact of fiscal policy on the economy and related tools of analysis.

Course Structure and Standard Syllabus

Upcoming Offering

Start date	End date	Location	Delivery Method	Session No.	Primary & (Interpretation) language	Apply
September 2, 2024	September 13, 2024	Vienna, Austria	In-person Training	JV 24.26	English (Russian)	Deadline passed
December 2, 2024	December 13, 2024	New Delhi, India	In-person Training	SA 24.40	English	Apply online by October 3, 2024
February 3, 2025	February 13, 2025	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	In-person Training	CE 25.07	Arabic	Apply online by November 25, 2024

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