Macroeconomic Diagnostics (MDS)
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Bibliographic details
- Session: HQ 26.09
- Location: Washington, D.C., United States
- Dates: September 14-25, 2026 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: Spanish
- Status: Deadline passed
Program overview and logistics
- Session No.: HQ 26.09
- Location: Washington, D.C., United States
- Date: September 14-25, 2026 (2 weeks)
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: Spanish
- Registration status: Deadline passed
Target audience and qualifications
- Target Audience:
- Officials from central banks and ministries of finance or economy who are directly involved in diagnosing the state of the macroeconomy and making projections.
- Qualifications:
- Participants are expected to have an advanced degree in economics or equivalent experience, good quantitative skills, and proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel.
Course description
- Purpose:
- Strengthen participants' ability to comprehensively assess a country's macroeconomic situation.
- Key diagnostic areas covered:
- Current state of the economy.
- Stance of fiscal and monetary policy.
- Financial stability.
- Exchange rate.
- Vulnerabilities in the different sectors.
- Medium-term outlook, especially the sustainability of public and external debt.
- Approach:
- Emphasizes practical tools for day-to-day macroeconomic analysis.
- Relies on case studies relevant to the region where the course is given to illustrate application of tools and contribution to policymaking.
Course objectives (learning outcomes)
- Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Analyze potential output, calculate output gaps, and diagnose the outlook for the economy.
- Assess the stance of current fiscal, monetary, exchange rate, and financial policies.
- Assess macro-financial linkages, including through the analysis of financial sector soundness indicators.
- Assess the medium-term prospects of the economy, especially the sustainability of public and external debt.
- Identify possible external and internal economic risks and vulnerabilities to economic growth and develop policies to address them.
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