Cancelled: Virtual : Inclusive Growth (IG)
Cancelled
Session No.: ST 23.04V
Location: Singapore, Singapore
Date: February 6-17, 2023 (2 weeks)
Delivery Method: Virtual Training
Primary Language: English
Target Audience
Mid-level to senior officials involved in economic and strategic planning; monitoring and evaluating policy strategies for reducing poverty and inequality; tackling climate change; and promoting job creation.
Qualifications
Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or social sciences or equivalent experience. It is strongly recommended that applicants have taken the online Inclusive Growth (IGx) course and the online Financial Development and Financial Inclusion (FDFIx) course.
Course Description
This course, presented by the Institute for Capacity Development, is designed to increase participants’ understanding of the concepts of inclusive growth and give them analytical and operational tools to evaluate, measure, and monitor how macroeconomic policies can affect growth, climate change, poverty, inequality, and job creation. Lectures introduce the basic concepts of inclusive growth, with a special focus on long-term sustainability, and workshops offer participants an opportunity to apply the concepts and think about the design of inclusive growth strategies, drawing from country case studies.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Interpret measures of poverty and inequality.
- Analyze the role of macroeconomic policies in supporting growth, tackling climate change, promoting equality, and reducing poverty.
- Identify obstacles to inclusive growth and prioritize reforms.
- Design an inclusive growth strategy for their own country.
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