Course # 39530 Specialization International Policy Finance & Policy This course is about economic policymaking, with a focus on fiscal and monetary policy. It is structured around six topics: (i) challenges of fiscal adjustment programs; (ii) implementing fiscal rules; (iii) interactions between fiscal and monetary policies; (iv) inflation targeting regimes; (v) adjusting to shocks through monetary policy; and, (vi) financial programming. For each section, we will begin with a review of some materials that give the student a broad perspective on the state-of-the-art knowledge in the particular topic, before turning to the specific and practical policy issues. The course aims to give students: (i) a good understanding on what policymakers should do in each policy area covered (the normative aspect); (ii) a sound explanation on why policies are not always optimal and, many times, deviate from the desirable course of action, emphasizing the obstacles for achieving optimality (for example, political constraints). Case studies will be drawn from recent country experiences. Recent News More news Student Profile: Namuka Ishii, MPP Class of 2024 Thu., May 02, 2024 Student Profile: Carrie Collins, MPP Class of 2024 Tue., April 30, 2024 Alumni Profile: Eloísa Ávila-Uribe, MACRM’23 Fri., April 26, 2024 Upcoming Events More events Data and Policy Summer Scholars Program (DPSS): Deep-Dive Conversation with Jose Macias and Alexandra Sobczynski Mon., May 06, 2024 | 7:30 PM International Policy Action Lab Mini Class with Austin Wright Tue., May 07, 2024 | 6:00 AM Driving Policy Innovation in the Social Sector in India: Lunch Conversation with Luis Miranda Tue., May 07, 2024 | 12:30 PM Harris School of Public Policy (The Keller Center), Room 2112 1307 E 60th St Chicago, IL 60637 United States