policy design

Fiscal and Monetary Synthesis for Practitioners

4 weeks · 24 hours · Intensive clinic blocks · Online-first

Lecture hall whiteboard sketch mapping fiscal and monetary levers

You will practice joint briefing packs that separate operational independence from coordination on communication. Simulations include inflation surprises, revenue shocks, and debt rollover weeks. Emphasis stays on coherent storytelling rather than forecasting heroics.

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What is included

  • Joint memo templates with explicit mandate boundaries
  • Role-play briefings with mentor interruptions
  • Spreadsheet checks for consistency between fiscal and monetary assumptions
  • Reading group on forward guidance and debt management clashes
  • Clinic on harmonizing charts for mixed audiences
  • Optional session on green bond framing within debt strategy
  • Peer critique on tone and transparency

Outcomes

  1. Produce a dual-audience brief that respects institutional independence
  2. Spot contradictions between fiscal and monetary assumptions early
  3. Facilitate a cross-agency workshop agenda without turf battles
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Lead mentor

Gregory Pillay

Systems lecturer with central bank and budget office experience.

Participant notes

Fiscal and Monetary Synthesis for Practitioners helped our team align charts before joint press moments without diluting mandates.
Client in public finance

Questions

We teach consistency checks, not model building from scratch.