Training Program

Inclusive Growth (IG)
Invitation
Session No.: OT 26.11
Location: Bridgetown, Barbados
Date: March 16-27, 2026 (2 weeks)
Delivery Method: In-person Training
Primary Language: English
Target Audience
Mid-level to senior officials involved in economic and strategic planning, including the monitoring and evaluating of policies aimed at reducing poverty and inequality, addressing the distributional impacts of technological change and promoting job creation.
Qualifications
Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or social sciences or equivalent experience.
Course Description
This course aims to deepen participants' understanding of inclusive growth and equip them with analytical and operational tools-such as the Inclusive Growth Dashboard-to assess how macroeconomic policies affect growth, poverty, inequality, and job creation. It addresses economic opportunities and challenges arising from longer-term structural trends, including technological change (e.g., artificial intelligence), and demographic shifts. Lectures cover key concepts and metrics of inclusive growth, as well as fiscal, financial, and structural policies that support it - particularly those related to labor markets, human capital, and sustainable growth. Interactive workshops provide participants with hands-on experience in applying these concepts and designing inclusive growth strategies, drawing on country case studies.
Course Objectives
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 implicationsIdentify obstacles to inclusive growth and design reform strategies tailored to their country context.
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