Macroeconomic Diagnostics (MDSx)
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Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 24.182
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: May 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024 (18 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed
Course logistics and qualifications
- Session No.: OL 24.182
- Deadline: Deadline passed
- Location: Course conducted online
- Date: May 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024 (18 weeks)
- Delivery Method: Online Training
- Primary Language: English
- Course offered in: English and French
- Qualifications:
- Some knowledge of economics is helpful.
- Basic Microsoft Excel skills and access to a computer with a reliable Internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser are essential.
Target audience
- All government officials are welcome to register.
- Particularly relevant for officials in central banks and ministries of finance or economy who are directly involved in diagnosing the state of the macro-economy and making projections.
Course description
- Presented by the Institute for Capacity Development.
- Designed to strengthen participants' ability to assess a country's macroeconomic situation with an emphasis on practical tools for day-to-day macroeconomic analysis.
- Covers assessments of:
- the current state of the macroeconomy;
- the stance of fiscal and monetary policy;
- financial stability;
- the medium-term prospects of the economy, taking into account the sustainability of public and external debt, possible misalignments of the exchange rate, and vulnerabilities arising in the different sectors.
- Uses a case study to illustrate application of these tools and to show how they can contribute to the policymaking process.
Course objectives
- 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 identify policies to address them.
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