## Thematic Area Structural Policies

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Thematic Area Structural Policies](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/topics/igsp)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: October 23, 2018

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### About
- 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.

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## References

- [Online: Inclusive Growth – (IGx)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/igx)
- [Inclusive Growth (IG)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/ig)
- [Online: Macroeconomics of Climate (MCx)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/mcx-crfs)
- [Macroeconomics of Climate (MC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/mcc)
- [Climate in Macroeconomic Frameworks (CMF)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/cmf)
- [Economic Issues in Regional Integration (ERI)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/eri)
- [Online: Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich Countries (MRCx)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/mrcx)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource-Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/mrc)
- [Online: Energy Subsidy Reform (ESRx)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/esrx)
- [Reforming Fuel Subsidies (RFS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/courses/rfs)
- [General Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Design Thematic Area](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/topics/gma)
- [Fiscal Issues Thematic Area](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/topics/fp)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/topics/igsp_