Selected Macroeconomic Issues for Indian Administrative Service Officers
Start: 10 August 2020
End: 14 August 2020
Course Number: SA20.22
Course Name: Selected Macroeconomic Issues for Indian Administrative Service Officers
Language: English
Location: Virtual through Cisco WebEx Platform
Application Process: By Nomination
Post Event: Picture Gallery
Target Audience
Senior IAS officers by nomination.
Qualifications
Senior IAS officers
Course Description
This course covers selected macroeconomic issues. The course explains the principal features of the four main macroeconomic sectors (real, fiscal, external, and monetary) and their interlinkages including macro-fiscal and macro-financial aspects, how to diagnose macroeconomic imbalances and financial stability risks, and correct them through a coordinated set of adjustment policies. In addition, this course reinforces some of the basics of fiscal and monetary policy and debt sustainability analysis. There will be a mixture of lectures on economic theory and applications to the Indian context, and a final panel discussion. The course will feature an experienced team of IMF officials with knowledge on India and an expert with a significant background in academic research and high-level policy making in advanced economies.
Course Objectives
To familiarize senior IAS officers with modern macroeconomic theory and policy making with applications to India.
