Internal Economics Training

About the Program

The Institute for Capacity Development’s Internal Economics Training (IET) program provides training over a wide range of topics that are relevant for IMF economists. The objective of the program is to ensure that Fund economists at all levels stay at the forefront of the profession and remain current on the major issues of the day.

The program consists of courses (which run from two to five days) and seminars (typically half-day events) on topics in econometrics, economic theory, finance, monetary and exchange rate policy, open-economy macroeconomics, political economy, public economics, and trade. The popularity of the program has elicited a rapid expansion in the number of courses and seminars offered since the program’s inception. The Institute consults with economists from across the Fund in choosing the topics to be covered as well as the speakers to be invited, and it seeks feedback from participants in all the courses and seminars. The range of topics covered has broadened significantly in recent years, reflecting the increasingly complex and rapidly evolving environment which Fund economists operate.

The Institute invites some of the best-known scholars in their fields to the Fund to conduct the courses and seminars. Among these are recent recipients of the Nobel Prize in Economics, as well as the John Bates Clark Medal. Since 2000, country officials have also participated in selected week-long IET courses in various fields.

Economics Training Program
2013 Courses

Title	Lecturer
Growth Theory and Policy	Acemoglu,Daron
Testing Stress Tests	Acharya,Viral V.
The Design of Growth Policy	Aghion,Philippe
Banking Analysis	Andrews,A. Michael
Banking Analysis	Andrews,A. Michael
Inequality and Technological Change	Autor,David H.
Panel Data Analysis	Baltagi,Badi H.
Econometrics for Macroeconomists Using Stata	Baum,Christopher F.
Practical Volatility and Correlation Modeling for Financial Market Risk	Bollerslev,Tim
Panel Data Methods Using Stata	Cameron,A. Colin
Solving, Estimating, and Evaluating Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) Models	Canova,Fabio
Credit Risk Modeling	Das,Sanjiv Ranjan
Advanced Time Series and Forecasting with Emphasis on State Space and Optimal Filtering	Diebold,Francis X.
Macro Models with Financial Frictions	Fernandez-Villaverde,Jesus
Credit Markets and Economic Fluctuations	Gilchrist,Simon
Macroeconomic Models with Financial Frictions	Kiyotaki,Nobuhiro
Basic Econometrics Using EViews	Martin,Vance
Volatility Modeling Using EViews	Martin,Vance
Factor Models in EViews	Martin,Vance
Financial Econometrics of Options Using Eviews	Martin,Vance
Bayesian Econometrics	McCausland,William J.
Macroeconometric Modeling and Forecasting using EViews	McNown,Robert F.
External Vulnerability in Developing Countries	Montiel,Peter J.
Working With I(1) Variables	Ouliaris,Sam
Understanding Exchange Rate Economics	Rebelo,Sergio
Macroprudential Policies	Rochet,Jean-Charles
Worldwide Income Distribution and Economic Growth	Sala-i-Martin,Xavier
Exchange Rate Economics	Sarno,Lucio
Cross-Border Banking and Global Liquidity	Shin,Hyun Song
An Introduction to Futures and Options	Sundaram,Rangarajan
Introduction to Financial Econometrics	Tsay,Ruey S.
Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy	Uhlig,Harald
Credit, Bubbles, and Business Cycles	Ventura,Jaume
Modern Monetary Economics	Walsh,Carl
Using State Space Models and the Kalman Filter	Wu,Tao

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Economics Training Program
2013 Seminars

Title	Lecturer
Inclusive Growth	Aghion,Philippe
Debt, Debt Overhang, and Fiscal Policy	Aguiar,Mark
After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead	Blinder,Alan S.
The Macroeconomics of Uncertainty and Volatility	Bloom,Nicholas
Financial Crises: Challenges to Monetary Theory and Policy	Calvo,Guillermo
DSGE Models: A User Guide for Policymakers	Christiano,Lawrence J.
Fiscal Policy Issues in the United States	DeLong,Bradford
Regulatory Responses to Too-Big-To-Fail	DeYoung,Robert
Foreign Exchange Intervention	Dominguez,Kathryn M.E.
Fiscal Unions and Fiscal Policy in Currency Unions	Farhi,Emmanuel
Coping with Commodity Volatility: Policies for Developing Countries	Frankel,Jeffrey
How to Promote Jobs for Development	Freeman,Richard
New Questions About Monetary Policy: How Do Central Banks Se t Interest Rates?	Friedman,Benjamin
The U.S. Fiscal Outlook and Policy Options	Gale,William G.
International Prices and Exchange Rate Pass-through	Gopinath,Gita
Financial Intermediation and Financial Fragility	Gorton,Gary B.
Understanding the Post-Crisis GDP collapse in the U.S.	Hall,Robert E.
Turnaround: Third World Lessons for First World Growth	Henry,Peter Blair
Current Issues in International Taxation	Hines Jr.,James R.
Oil and Macroeconomy	Kilian,Lutz
Current Issues in Inflation Targeting	Kuttner,Kenneth N.
Sovereign Debt and Default	Mendoza,Enrique
Estimating the Effects of Government Spending	Ramey,Valerie A.
Poverty, Inequality, and Growth: Debates, Theories, and Evidence	Ravallion,Martin
Sources of Wage Inequality	Redding,Stephen J.
Central Bank Balance Sheets	Reis,Ricardo A.M.R.
Democracy, Public Policy, and Economic Growth	Robinson,James
Employment and Business Cycles	Rogerson,Richard
A Future of Bubbles and Financial Crises? Perspectives from Behavioral Economics	Shiller,Robert
Wage Rigidities and Aggregate Fluctuations	Shimer,Robert
The Effects of Marginal Tax Rates on Taxable Income	Slemrod,Joel
The Long-Term Effects of Temporary Labor Market Conditions	von Wachter,Till Marco
How Deep Are the Roots of Economic Development?	Wacziarg,Romain
Capital Controls	Werning,Ivan
The Theory and Practice of Sovereign Debt Restructuring	Wright,Mark L.J.
A New Capital Regulation For Large Financial Institutions	Zingales,Luigi