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Mid- to senior-level officials, either in central banks or in ministries such as finance and economy, who are closely involved in assessing overall macroeconomic developments and prospects.
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Participants are expected to have an advanced degree in economics or equivalent experience, good quantitative skills, and proficiency in the use of computers to analyze data.
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The two-week MDS is a condensed version of the four-week course.This course, presented by the IMF Institute, aims at strengthening the ability of participants to assess a country's macroeconomic situation, emphasizing practical tools for use in day-to-day macroeconomic analysis of developments in complex economies. The course draws heavily on actual country experiences and focuses on diagnostic and analytic tools that typically are not well covered in macroeconomics textbooks or in university courses. The lectures cover three broad areas:- Understanding the current state of the macroeconomy. This module considers tools that can be used for analyzing current developments in aggregate demand and supply, inflation, the labor market, and the external sector. - Assessing medium-term flows, balance-sheet effects, and sustainability. This module examines tools for analyzing the macroeconomy in a medium-term setting, including evaluation of the government's financial position, competitiveness and the exchange rate, the country's external position, and corporate and financial sector balance sheets.- Measuring the macroeconomic effects of policy. The focus in this module is on how to gauge the impact of fiscal and monetary policies on the economy, rather than on what policies should be followed. Participants are expected to engage in discussions throughout the course.
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