Inclusive Growth (IG)
This course, which is presented by the Institute for Capacity Development (ICD), is designed to increase participants’ understanding of inclusive growth and give them analytical and operational tools to evaluate, measure, and monitor how macroeconomic policies can affect growth, climate change, poverty, inequality, and job creation. It also covers the challenges to inclusion from longer-term structural trends such as demographics and climate change. Lectures introduce the basic concepts of inclusive growth, with a special focus on long-term sustainability, while workshops offer participants an opportunity to apply the concepts and think about the design of inclusive growth strategies, drawing from country case studies.
Target Audience
Mid-level to senior officials involved in economic and strategic planning; monitoring and evaluating strategies and policies to tackle e poverty and inequality; address climate change; and promote job creation.
Qualifications
Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or social sciences or equivalent experience. It is strongly recommended that applicants complete the online Inclusive Growth (IGx) course, the online Financial Development and Financial Inclusion (FDFIx) course, or any subset of modules of the IGx online course (e.g. Inclusive Growth – Concepts and Indicators (IGx-CI), Inclusive Growth – Fiscal Policy (IGx-FP), Inclusive Growth
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:¿
- Interpret measures of poverty and inequality.¿
- Analyze the role of macroeconomic policies in¿supporting¿growth, tackling climate change,¿promoting¿equality,¿and reducing poverty.¿¿
- Identify obstacles to inclusive growth and prioritize reforms.¿
- Design an inclusive growth strategy for their own country.
Syllabus
Upcoming Offering
Start date | End date | Location | Delivery Method | Session No. | Primary & (Interpretation) language | Apply |
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September 2, 2024 | September 6, 2024 | Shenzhen, China | In-person Training | CT 24.12 | English (Chinese) | Invitation |
September 16, 2024 | September 27, 2024 | Ebene, Mauritius | In-person Training | AT 24.32 | English (French, Portuguese) | Deadline passed |
April 14, 2025 | April 25, 2025 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | In-person Training | CE 25.11 | English (Arabic) | Apply online by February 3, 2025 |
Best Practices to Enhance Effectiveness of CFT Frameworks
English (Arabic) | September 22-26, 2024 | In-person Training | Kuwait City, Kuwait
Apply online by July 17, 2024
Macroeconometric Forecasting and Analysis (MFA)
English | September 23, 2024 - October 3, 2024 | In-person Training | Marrakech, Morocco
Apply online by July 20, 2024
Government Finance Statistics - Advanced (GFS-A)
English | November 11-22, 2024 | In-person Training | Washington, D.C., United States
Apply online by July 21, 2024
Public Financial Management Legal Frameworks (LFPFM)
English | October 14-18, 2024 | In-person Training | Vienna, Austria
Apply online by July 21, 2024
Financial Market Infrastructures: Principles and Practices (FMI-PP)
English (Arabic) | September 29, 2024 - October 3, 2024 | In-person Training | Kuwait City, Kuwait
Apply online by July 21, 2024