Fiscal Policy Analysis (FPA) — Training Program (Session No.: ST 26.27)
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- Session: ST 26.27
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Dates: November 30, 2026 - December 11, 2026 (2 weeks)
- Delivery method: In-person Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Apply online by August 17, 2026
Program logistics and target participants
- Session No.: ST 26.27
- Location: Singapore, Singapore
- Date: November 30, 2026 - December 11, 2026 (2 weeks)
- Delivery Method: In-person Training
- Primary Language: English
- Target audience:
- Junior to senior officials in finance or economics ministries, fiscal councils and central banks
- Officials engaged in policy planning, evaluation and research
- Officials interested in assessing fiscal policy and its macroeconomic implications
Participant qualifications and technical requirements
- Expected background:
- Undergraduate courses in macroeconomics or equivalent experience
- Basic background in microeconomics and econometrics
- Technical requirement:
- Familiarity with Microsoft Excel is essential (many workshops are conducted in Excel)
Course description and pedagogical approach
- Presented by the Institute for Capacity Development.
- Overview of concepts, tools, and techniques to analyze how fiscal policy can help ensure macroeconomic stability and sustainable long-term growth.
- Hands-on, built around core macro-fiscal topics needed to analyze fiscal policy.
- Learning modalities:
- General empirical findings
- Microsoft Excel-based workshops
- Case studies
- Selected topics of regional interest
- Review sessions and participant presentations
- Integrates post-COVID data, recent research, and policy discussions by the Fund.
- Inclusive growth component with new units on:
- Climate change
- Gender inequality
- Selected non-core lectures on:
- Energy subsidy reform
- Fiscal frameworks for resource-rich economies
Course objectives and analytical skills imparted
- Upon completion, participants should be able to:
- Use fiscal policy to attain key government objectives: macro-stability, equity and efficiency, and sustainable long-term growth.
- Apply tools and techniques to assess:
- The country's fiscal stance
- Fiscal multipliers
- Fiscal sustainability
- Assess key elements of tax and expenditure policy, including revenue mobilization and fiscal projection.
Key features and emphasis
- Emphasis on practical skill-building through Excel workshops.
- Incorporation of recent Fund discussions and post-COVID empirical evidence.
- Focus on inclusive growth and cross-cutting issues (climate change, gender).
- Availability of non-core modules addressing energy subsidy reform and resource-rich fiscal frameworks.
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