Live Online Executive Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course
Live online, instructor-led · next cohort Nov 9, 2026 · from USD 800
Senior officials and executives are asked to commit budgets and regulation on the strength of economic arguments they rarely have time to test. Five days give leaders the means to question that evidence, weigh trade-offs and defend a decision in public. Topics include market failure and the case for intervention, elasticities and incidence, fiscal and monetary transmission, cost-benefit appraisal, regulatory impact assessment and distributional effects on households and firms.
You also learn how analysts estimate whether a programme worked, from difference-in-differences comparisons to simple regression results, so you can read a technical report with confidence and ask the right questions of your own team. Policy memo clinics train you to turn analysis into a one-page recommendation with options, risks and costs. Case material draws on subsidies, taxation, trade, social protection and infrastructure choices common in African and emerging economies. The programme is designed for permanent secretaries, directors of planning, central bank and treasury staff, regulators, development partners and corporate strategy heads. Classroom, online and in-house delivery are available, with a CPD-accredited certificate at the end.
At a Glance
How Live Online Training Works
Live online training, led by a trainer in real time, for participants anywhere.
More about live online training →- Format
- Live online, instructor-led
- Duration
- Mon - Fri (5 Days)
- Fee
- USD 800 (KES 80,000)
- Next start dates
- Nov 9, 2026, Dec 7, 2026, Jan 4, 2027
- Certificate
- Certificate of Completion
- What you need
- A computer with a reliable internet connection, a webcam and a headset
About this course
Public and corporate decisions increasingly depend on economic evidence, yet many leaders receive that evidence as a finished conclusion with the assumptions hidden. A subsidy, tariff, tax change or large investment can shift prices, jobs and fiscal balances in ways that only become visible after the fact. Executives who can interrogate the analysis behind a proposal make better choices and defend them more convincingly.
Executive Applied Economics & Policy Analysis is organised around the policy cycle. Participants begin with the core tools of microeconomic and macroeconomic reasoning and apply them to real problems of pricing, competition, public finance and growth. They then study how options are appraised, using cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis, distributional assessment and regulatory impact methods, before examining how impact evaluation and econometric evidence are produced and where they mislead.
The programme is deliberately applied. Delegates work on policy dilemmas drawn from their own sectors, build simple models in spreadsheets, read published studies critically and finish by drafting a decision memo for a minister, cabinet committee or board. The emphasis is judgement and communication rather than mathematical derivation, so senior participants without a recent economics background can contribute fully.
Training Objectives
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- Apply microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts to practical policy and business decisions.
- Identify market failures and judge when intervention is justified.
- Appraise options using cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness and multi-criteria methods.
- Assess the distributional effects of a policy on households, firms and regions.
- Interpret regression and impact evaluation findings and spot their limits.
- Evaluate fiscal, monetary and trade measures and their likely transmission.
- Structure a concise policy memo with options, risks and a clear recommendation.
What you'll learn
Key Takeaways
Participants leave the course with:
- A repeatable framework for testing the economic logic behind any proposal.
- A spreadsheet cost-benefit model they can adapt to their own projects.
- A set of questions for challenging technical evidence presented by analysts.
- A drafted decision memo on a live policy issue from their organisation.
- Greater confidence discussing economic trade-offs with ministers, boards and donors.
Training Methodology
The programme respects the limited time of senior participants and concentrates on judgement. Delivery includes:
- Concise briefings that translate theory into decision rules
- Policy dilemmas supplied by participants from their own institutions
- Spreadsheet workshops for appraisal and sensitivity testing
- Critical reading sessions using published studies and ministry papers
- Memo clinics with facilitator feedback
Day 1: Economic Reasoning for Decision Makers
- Scarcity, opportunity cost and incentives in policy design
- Demand, supply, elasticity and tax incidence
- Market failure: externalities, public goods and information gaps
- Competition, market power and regulation
- Government failure and unintended consequences
- Case discussion: a price control and its effects
Day 2: Macroeconomic Context and Public Finance
- Growth, inflation, exchange rates and the balance of payments
- Fiscal policy, deficits and debt sustainability
- Monetary policy transmission and its limits
- Budget trade-offs and the medium-term expenditure framework
- Trade policy, tariffs and regional integration
- Exercise: reading a macroeconomic outlook critically
Day 3: Appraising Policy Options
- Defining the problem, objectives and counterfactual
- Cost-benefit analysis, discounting and shadow prices
- Cost-effectiveness and multi-criteria analysis
- Regulatory impact assessment in practice
- Sensitivity and risk analysis of key assumptions
- Lab: building a spreadsheet appraisal
Day 4: Evidence, Data and Impact
- Correlation, causation and the identification problem
- Reading regression output without a statistics degree
- Randomised trials, difference-in-differences and matching
- Distributional analysis: who gains and who loses
- Common errors in published economic studies
- Exercise: critiquing an impact evaluation
Day 5: Policy Communication and Decision Memos
- Structuring a one-page policy brief with options and risks
- Presenting economic findings to non-economists
- Stakeholder analysis and political economy constraints
- Implementation, monitoring and review of chosen policies
- Peer review of participant memos
- Action plan and course review
The programme is intended for senior decision makers and advisers, including:
- Permanent secretaries, directors and heads of planning in ministries
- Treasury, budget and revenue authority officers
- Central bank and financial sector regulator staff
- Policy advisers to governors, cabinets and parliamentary committees
- Heads of strategy and chief economists in corporations and banks
- Programme directors at development agencies and NGOs
- Regulators of utilities, telecoms, energy and transport
- Think-tank and research institute managers
On completing the programme and its practical exercises, participants are awarded a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.
Choose Where You Want to Learn
Executive Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course Venues
KenyaNairobiNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,500- KenyaMombasaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,600
- KenyaNaivashaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaKisumuNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,500
- KenyaMachakosNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,600
UgandaKampalaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$1,900
RwandaKigaliNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,900
TanzaniaArushaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$1,900- TanzaniaDodomaNext Oct 26· 13 dates$1,800
- TanzaniaDar es SalaamNext Oct 26· 13 dates$2,000
- TanzaniaZanzibarNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,600
NigeriaLagosNext Nov 16· 13 dates$2,800- NigeriaAbujaNext Nov 9· 13 dates$2,800
South AfricaPretoriaNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,200- South AfricaJohannesburgNext Nov 2· 13 dates$3,400
- South AfricaCape TownNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
UAEDubaiNext Oct 26· 13 dates$3,800
GhanaAccraNext Nov 16· 13 dates$4,500
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Frequently Asked Questions About Live Online Executive Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course
Everything you need to know about this course before you register.
By the end of the Executive Applied Economics & Policy Analysis programme, you'll be able to apply microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts to practical policy and business decisions, identify market failures and judge when intervention is justified, appraise options using cost-benefit, cost-effectiveness and multi-criteria methods, and assess the distributional effects of a policy on households, firms and regions. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
The programme is intended for senior decision makers and advisers, including: Permanent secretaries, directors and heads of planning in ministries, Treasury, budget and revenue authority officers, Central bank and financial sector regulator staff, Policy advisers to governors, cabinets and parliamentary committees, Heads of strategy and chief economists in corporations and banks, Programme directors at development agencies and NGOs, Regulators of utilities, telecoms, energy and transport, and Think-tank and research institute managers.
Executive Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course typically runs as 5 Days. It's available as in-person classroom, live virtual, and in-house corporate training — every course can also be delivered on-site for your team on dates that suit you.
Executive Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course is scheduled in-classroom in Nairobi, Kenya, Mombasa, Kenya, Naivasha, Kenya, and Kisumu, Kenya, and 14 other locations, plus a live interactive virtual classroom you can join from anywhere. Check the schedule panel above for exact upcoming dates and fees in each location.
The next live virtual cohort of Executive Applied Economics & Policy Analysis starts November 9, 2026, with new classroom cohorts also running on a rolling basis. Pick a date and location in the schedule panel above, then click "Register for the Course" — it takes a few minutes and your seat is confirmed once payment or a signed purchase order is received.
Yes — delegates who meet the attendance requirement receive a Certificate of Completion for Executive Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course from Vision Reach Global Consultancy, issued in the name you register with, so double-check the spelling at checkout.
Executive Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course is pitched at advanced professionals. If you're unsure whether it's the right fit for your current role or background, message our training advisors before you register and they'll help you confirm.
Fees for Executive Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course vary by delivery location and format and are shown in real time in the schedule panel above once you pick a date. Register 3 or more delegates on the same course together and a 5% team discount is applied automatically — larger cohorts can request a custom corporate quote.
Yes — Executive Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course can be delivered on-site at your offices (or virtually for distributed teams), with case studies and examples tailored to your industry and the specific challenges your team is working through. Switch to the "In-House" tab in the schedule panel above to request a proposal.
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