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  "title": "Fiscal Policy Analysis (FPA)",
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  "summary": "Fiscal Policy Analysis (FPA) Training Program Course Fiscal Policy Analysis (FPA) This course provides an overview of the concepts, tools, and techniques used to analyze how fiscal policy can help ensure macroeconomic stability and sustainable long-term growth.",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- The course provides an overview of the concepts, tools, and techniques used to analyze how fiscal policy can help ensure macroeconomic stability and sustainable long-term growth.\n- It is a hands-on course built around core macro-fiscal topics needed to analyze fiscal policy.\n- Learning units include general empirical findings, Microsoft Excel-based workshops, case studies, and selected topics of regional interest.\n- The course integrates recent research findings and policy discussions by the Fund and includes an inclusive growth component with new units on climate change and gender inequality.\n- Selected non-core lectures cover energy subsidy reform and fiscal frameworks for resource-rich economies.\n- The course includes review sessions and participant presentations."
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      "heading": "Target audience",
      "content": "- Junior to senior officials in finance or economics ministries, fiscal councils, and central banks.\n- Officials engaged in policy planning, evaluation, and research who are interested in assessing fiscal policy and its macroeconomic implications."
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      "heading": "Qualifications",
      "content": "- Participants are expected to have taken undergraduate courses in macroeconomics or have equivalent experience.\n- A basic background in microeconomics and econometrics is expected.\n- Familiarity with Microsoft Excel is essential, as many workshops are conducted in Excel."
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      "content": "Upon completion, participants should be able to:\n- Use fiscal policy to attain key government objectives: macro-stability, equity and efficiency, and sustainable long-term growth.\n- Apply tools and techniques to assess the country's fiscal stance, fiscal multipliers, and fiscal sustainability.\n- Assess key elements of tax and expenditure policy, including revenue mobilization and fiscal projection."
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      "content": "- The course aims to provide an overview of key fiscal policy concepts and techniques to analyze how fiscal policy can help ensure macroeconomic stability and sustainable long-term growth.\n- Units are substantiated by general empirical findings, Excel-based workshops, case studies, and selected topics of regional interest.\n- The course is offered to officials seeking a broad understanding of the impact of fiscal policy on the economy and related analytical tools."
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    "Learning units include general empirical findings, Microsoft Excel-based workshops, case studies, and selected topics of regional interest.",
    "The course integrates recent research findings and policy discussions by the Fund and includes an inclusive growth component with new units on climate change and gender inequality.",
    "Selected non-core lectures cover energy subsidy reform and fiscal frameworks for resource-rich economies.",
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    "Participants are expected to have taken undergraduate courses in macroeconomics or have equivalent experience.",
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    "The course aims to provide an overview of key fiscal policy concepts and techniques to analyze how fiscal policy can help ensure macroeconomic stability and sustainable long-term growth.",
    "Units are substantiated by general empirical findings, Excel-based workshops, case studies, and selected topics of regional interest.",
    "The course is offered to officials seeking a broad understanding of the impact of fiscal policy on the economy and related analytical tools.",
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