Financial Sector Policies (FSP)

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Junior to senior government officials engaged in setting policy for the financial sector, particularly the staff of central banks, financial regulators, and any other agencies involved in micro- or macroprudential oversight.

Expected background:
- An advanced degree in economics or finance, or equivalent work experience.
- A basic understanding of econometrics and the ability to interpret econometric results.
Recommended skills:
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is strongly recommended.
- Preferable that participants have taken the Financial Sector Surveillance (FSS) course because understanding and assessing financial sector risks is important to the design of mitigating policies.

Begins with an overview of financial risks and how they are transmitted within and between the financial system and the real sector.
Examines the design and impact of financial sector policies to mitigate assessed vulnerabilities, starting with the rationale for micro-prudential and macroprudential policies.
Discusses interactions between macroeconomic and macro-prudential policies.
Emphasizes preventive strategies and also addresses policies to manage situations of financial distress and contingency planning.
Uses a combination of lectures, case studies, and hands-on workshops to allow participants to discuss and experiment with various policies to gauge their outcomes, intended and unintended.
Notes that participants primarily interested in risk assessment are referred to the Financial Sector Surveillance course, where the focus is primarily quantitative.

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Identify channels through which shocks are transmitted between the financial sector and the real economy, and within and between financial systems.
- Analyze relevant micro- and macroprudential policies, how they are likely to interact with other policies, and any possible unintended consequences.
- Recommend macroprudential tools to prevent and mitigate systemic risk and identify likely specific implementation challenges.
- Assess the effectiveness of micro-prudential and macroprudential policies.