Fiscal Policy Analysis
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- Session: JV 24.26
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Dates: September 2-13, 2024 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: Russian
- Status: Deadline passed
Overview and Logistics
- Session No.: JV 24.26
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Date: September 2-13, 2024 (2 weeks)
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: English
- Interpretation Language: Russian
- Status: Deadline passed
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.
- Participants are expected to have a basic background in microeconomics and econometrics.
- It is strongly recommended that applicants have completed the Financial Programming and Policies (FPP) course.
Course Description
- Presented by the Institute for Capacity Development.
- Provides an overview of the concepts and techniques used to analyze how fiscal policy can help ensure macroeconomic stability and sustainable long-term growth.
- Hands-on course built around the core macrofiscal topics needed to analyze fiscal policy.
- Learning units include general empirical findings, Microsoft Excel-based workshops, case studies, and selected topics of regional interest.
- Intended for officials who wish to better understand how fiscal policy can affect the economy and the related tools of analysis.
Course Objectives
- Use fiscal policy to attain key government objectives: macro-stability, equity and efficiency, and sustainable long-term growth.
- Use the tools and techniques acquired to assess the country’s fiscal stance, fiscal multipliers, and debt sustainability.
- Assess the key elements of tax and expenditure policy.
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