MACRO II – Advanced Macroeconomics

Training objectives

This virtual training is meant for colleagues who would manage or coordinate financial assistance (budget support, blending, guarantees) to partner countries. 

Specifically, the objectives of the course on Macro II: Advanced Macroeconomics are:

• To understand the main challenges of monetary and fiscal policy.
• To understand the impact of policies on economic performance.
• To understand the main determinants of a debt sustainability analysis (including policy and economic performance).
• To understand the broad concepts appearing in IMF’s monetary, fiscal, and financial tables. 
• To understand the macroeconomic impact of recent events—e.g., the war in Ukraine.
• To utilize the concepts and notions introduced in the analysis of country’s economic and policy performance.

Content

The training will focus on the following:

• Recapitulation from Macro I 
• Monetary Policy and Analysis
• Fiscal Policy and Stabilisation
• Public Debt and Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA)
• Special Topic and Discussion: Macroeconomic developments and outlook in LICs - Macroeconomic Impact and Prospects in LICs in the Context of the War in Ukraine

During the training the participants will have to work on country case studies.

This training will serve as an in-depth course for participants who have followed the MACRO I course before.

Target audience

INTPA staff in Delegations and Headquarters, especially economists and colleagues with a background in public finance. It is required to have completed the MACRO I course or have the equivalent experience.

Upcoming dates: 15 - 17 April 2024. 

Course Material

The slides for this course are available in the section below  .