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Inclusive Growth (IG)

Inclusive Growth

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—such as the Inclusive Growth Dashboard—to evaluate, measure, and monitor how macroeconomic policies can affect growth, 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. 

Topic : Inclusive Growth and Structural Policies

Target Audience

Mid-level to senior officials involved in economic and strategic planning; monitoring and evaluating strategies and policies to tackle poverty and inequality; address climate change; and promote job creation.  

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Qualifications

Participants are expected to have a degree in economics or social sciences or equivalent experience. It is recommended that applicants complete the online Inclusive Growth (IGx) 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 – Governance (IGx-GOV), Inclusive Growth – Climate Change (IGx-CC), and Inclusive Growth – Labor Markets, Gender, and Technology (IGx-LMGT)).

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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 inequality, and reducing poverty.  
  • Identify obstacles to inclusive growth and prioritize reforms. 
  • Design an inclusive growth strategy for their own country.
     
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Syllabus

This course, presented by the IMF's Institute for Capacity Development, is designed to increase participants’ understanding of the concepts of inclusive growth and give them analytical and operational tools to evaluate, measure and monitor how macroeconomic policies can affect growth, poverty, inequality and job creation. Lectures introduce the basic concepts of inclusive growth, with a special focus on long-term sustainability, and workshops offer participants an opportunity to apply the concepts and think about the design of inclusive growth strategies, drawing from country case studies.
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Upcoming Offering

Start date End date Location Delivery Method Session No. Primary & (Interpretation) language Apply
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
June 2, 2025 June 13, 2025 Vienna, Austria In-person Training JV 25.15 English Apply online by February 23, 2025
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Inclusive Growth (IG)

English (Arabic) | April 14-25, 2025 | In-person Training | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Apply online by February 3, 2025

Cyber Risk Regulation and Supervision (CRS)

English | May 5-9, 2025 | In-person Training | Singapore, Singapore

Apply online by February 7, 2025

Macroeconomics of Climate Change (MCC)

English | June 16-27, 2025 | In-person Training | Singapore, Singapore

Apply online by February 7, 2025

Model-Based Monetary Policy Analysis and Forecasting (MPAF)

English | March 3-13, 2025 | In-person Training | New Delhi, India

Apply online by February 7, 2025

Fiscal Sustainability (FS)

English (French, Portuguese) | March 3-14, 2025 | In-person Training | Ebene, Mauritius

Apply online by February 7, 2025