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Structural Policies

This curriculum covers issues that have recently gained prominence, including energy subsidies, inclusive growth, managing natural resources, regional integration, and vulnerability diagnostics.

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These courses analyze structural issues with a focus on macroeconomic impacts, structural transformation, distributional effects, and strategic policy design. The curriculum includes courses on inclusive growth, macroeconomics of climate, and specialized issues related to informality, regional integration, macroeconomic management of resource-rich countries, and energy subsidy reforms.

TARGET AUDIENCE 

Officials in ministries of finance, economy, planning, central banks, and other government agencies seeking to enhance their expertise in structural policies.

ILLUSTRATIVE LEARNING PATH 

Inclusive Growth Strategies

Objective: Provide an overview of macroeconomic policies in supporting growth, addressing inequalities, and reducing poverty. The courses also cover the design of inclusive growth strategies drawn from country case studies and extensive analysis of key policies and measures.

Macroeconomics of Climate Change

Objective: Explore the economics of climate, climate data, and how to incorporate climate issues into the macroeconomic framework.

  • Online: Macroeconomics of Climate (MCx) (Available Online Soon)

Specialized Issues

Objective: Specialize in specific issues related to regional integration, macroeconomic management of resource-rich countries, and energy subsidy reforms.

*These courses can also be found under the General Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Design Thematic Area.

**These courses can also be found under the Fiscal Issues Thematic Area.