## Virtual - Fiscal Policy Analysis

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: CT 20.09V
- Location: Beijing, China
- Dates: December 7-11, 2020 (1 week)
- Primary language: English
- Interpretation language: Chinese

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### Overview
- Training Program presented by the Institute for Capacity Development.
- Session No.: CT 20.09 V
- Location: Beijing, China (virtual delivery).
- Date: December 7-11, 2020 (1 week).
- Primary Language: English.
- Interpretation Language: Chinese.

### Target audience
- Junior to senior officials interested in understanding fiscal policy and its macroeconomic implications.

### Qualifications and recommended prerequisites
- Expected background:
  - Undergraduate courses in macroeconomics or equivalent experience.
  - Basic background in microeconomics and econometrics.
- Strong recommendation:
  - Applicants have completed the Financial Programming and Policies (FPP) course.

### Course description and format
- Provides an overview of concepts and techniques to analyze how fiscal policy can help ensure macroeconomic stability and sustainable long-term growth.
- Hands-on course built around core macrofiscal topics needed to analyze fiscal policy.
- Learning units include:
  - General empirical findings.
  - Microsoft Excel-based workshops.
  - Case studies.
  - Selected topics of regional interest.
- Intended audience: officials who wish to better understand how fiscal policy can affect the economy and the related tools of analysis.

### Course objectives
- Upon completion, participants should be able to:
  - 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.

### Additional note
- IMF offers online training to government officials and the public; participants are encouraged to review IMF online training offerings for related opportunities.

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## References

- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ct/2020/fpact20-09v_