Vulnerability Diagnostics (VDS)
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- Published: October 23, 2020
Upcoming offerings
| Start date | End date | Location | Delivery Method | Session No. | Primary & (Interpretation) language | Apply |
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| November 30, 2026 | December 11, 2026 | Vienna, Austria | In-person Training | JV 26.38 | English | Deadline passed |
Overview
- The course is presented by the Institute for Capacity Development (ICD), IMF.
- It complements the Macroeconomic Diagnostics (MDS) course by enhancing participants’ ability to assess fiscal, financial, and external vulnerabilities in an integrated fashion.
- Emphasis on using several diagnostic tools to capture tail risks.
- Topic: Structural Policies.
Target Audience
- Officials of all levels in central banks, ministries of finance, and other governmental agencies with macro-fiscal units (e.g., cabinet office, parliament).
- Officials who monitor and assess country-wide and regional multisectoral vulnerabilities and risks.
Qualifications
- Participants are expected to have an advanced degree in economics or equivalent experience.
- Basic background in econometrics is required.
- Familiarity with the use of software for econometric applications is required.
Course Objectives
- Assess risks using fiscal, financial, external, and real sectors’ vulnerability indicators.
- Describe how vulnerabilities can morph into distress, leading to crises as a result of adverse shocks or a flawed policy mix.
- Use diagnostic tools (including tools currently employed in IMF surveillance), to track multi-sectoral vulnerabilities and predict indicators of tail risks.
- Adapt diagnostic tools, (organized as templates of country vulnerability reports), to their country data.
Syllabus and Instructional Approach
- Advanced course presented by the IMF Institute for Capacity Development (ICD).
- Complements the Macroeconomic Diagnostics (MDS) course by enhancing ability to assess fiscal, financial, external, and real vulnerabilities in an integrated fashion.
- Uses lectures, analytical tools, hands-on workshops, and case studies to measure tail (as opposed to central) risks.
- Course Structure and Standard Syllabus provided as part of the offering.
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- Course Structure and Standard Syllabus
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