Selected Macroeconomic Issues India for Mid-Career IES officers - Batch-2

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Session No.: SA 22.49
Location: New Delhi, India
Date: November 14-25, 2022 (2 weeks)
Delivery Method: In-person Training
Primary Language: English
Target Audience: Mid-level to senior officials in central banks and ministries of finance or economy who are directly involved in diagnosing the state of the macroeconomy and making projections.
Qualifications: Participants should preferably have an advanced degree in economics or equivalent experience.

Covers a broad range of macroeconomic issues across the four main macroeconomic sectors: real, fiscal, external, and monetary.
Emphasizes interlinkages including macro-fiscal and macro-financial aspects, and diagnosing macroeconomic imbalances and financial stability risks.
Theoretical material is consistently related to the Indian context to deepen understanding of India's present economic opportunities and challenges.

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

Analyze potential output and calculate output gaps and diagnose the outlook for the Indian economy.
Assess the stance of current fiscal, monetary and exchange rate, and financial policies.
Assess macro-financial linkages and understand some aspects of financial regulation and macro prudential policies.
Assess the medium-term prospects of the economy, especially the sustainability of public and external debt, and identify impediments to long-term growth.
Identify possible external and internal economic risks and vulnerabilities to economic growth and identify policies to address them.