Thematic Area Structural Policies

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• Published: October 23, 2018

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• The curriculum covers issues that have recently gained prominence, including energy subsidies, inclusive growth, managing natural resources, regional integration, and vulnerability diagnostics.
• 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.
  • Online offerings: Inclusive Growth – (IGx); Inclusive Growth (IG)
• → Macroeconomics of Climate Change
  • Objective: Explore the economics of climate, climate data, and how to incorporate climate issues into the macroeconomic framework.
  • Online offerings: Macroeconomics of Climate (MCx); Macroeconomics of Climate (MC); Climate in Macroeconomic Frameworks (CMF)
• → Specialized Issues
  • Objective: Specialize in specific issues related to regional integration, macroeconomic management of resource-rich countries, and energy subsidy reforms.
  • Course offerings: Economic Issues in Regional Integration (ERI)*
  • Online offerings: Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich Countries (MRCx)*; Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich Countries (MRC)*; Energy Subsidy Reform (ESRx); Reforming Fuel Subsidies (RFS)
  • Notes:
  • *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.

References

• Online: Inclusive Growth – (IGx)
• Inclusive Growth (IG)
• Online: Macroeconomics of Climate (MCx)
• Macroeconomics of Climate (MC)
• Climate in Macroeconomic Frameworks (CMF)
• Economic Issues in Regional Integration (ERI)
• Online: Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich Countries (MRCx)
• Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich Countries (MRC)
• Online: Energy Subsidy Reform (ESRx)
• Reforming Fuel Subsidies (RFS)
• General Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Design Thematic Area
• Fiscal Issues Thematic Area