Inclusive Growth (IG)
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Bibliographic details
- Session: JV 27.16
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Dates: May 17-28, 2027 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Apply online by February 14, 2027
Program details
- Session No.: JV 27.16
- Location: Vienna, Austria
- Date: May 17-28, 2027 (2 weeks)
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: English
- Qualifications: Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or social sciences or equivalent experience.
- Target Audience:
- Mid-level to senior officials involved in economic and strategic planning
- Officials responsible for monitoring and evaluating policies aimed at reducing poverty and inequality
- Officials addressing distributional impacts of technological change and promoting job creation
Course description and core content
- Purpose:
- Deepen participants' understanding of inclusive growth
- Equip participants with analytical and operational tools—such as the Inclusive Growth Dashboard—to assess how macroeconomic policies affect growth, poverty, inequality, and job creation
- Topics covered:
- Key concepts and metrics of inclusive growth
- Fiscal, financial, and structural policies that support inclusive growth, with emphasis on labor markets, human capital, and sustainable growth
- Economic opportunities and challenges from longer-term structural trends, including technological change (e.g., artificial intelligence) and demographic shifts
- Country case studies to illustrate application of concepts
- Learning format:
- Lectures covering theory and metrics
- Interactive workshops providing hands-on experience applying concepts and designing inclusive growth strategies
Course objectives (learning outcomes)
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:
- Interpret measures of poverty and inequality.
- Analyze how macroeconomic policies can promote growth, reduce poverty, and address inequality.
- Understand the growth and distributional impact of long-term structural trends—such as artificial intelligence and demographic shifts—and the associated policy challenges and implications.
- Identify obstacles to inclusive growth and design reform strategies tailored to their country context.
Administrative note
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