Governments and development agencies make costly choices on subsidies, taxes, social protection and infrastructure, and the quality of the economic analysis behind those choices often decides whether they deliver. Analysis also fails when it is commissioned too late, answers the wrong question or never reaches the people who decide. Over five days you learn to plan an analytical work programme and carry it through to implementation. Topics include problem framing, intervention logic, elasticities and incidence, cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analysis, regulatory impact assessment, partial equilibrium modelling, scenario and sensitivity testing, and working with national accounts, household survey and administrative data in Excel and Stata.
Economists and policy analysts in ministries of finance, planning and line ministries, central bank and regulator research staff, parliamentary budget officers, think tank researchers and development partner advisers will find it immediately useful. Afterwards you can scope an analysis with clear terms of reference, select a defensible method, present trade-offs in a short brief and design monitoring for the chosen policy. Classroom, online and in-house formats are available, leading to a CPD-accredited certificate.
Sound economic reasoning is one of the strongest defences against policies that look attractive but impose hidden costs, miss their target groups or fail in delivery. Yet many analytical units are stretched between urgent requests, patchy data and decision-makers who need answers in days rather than months. What separates useful policy analysis from academic exercise is planning: knowing which question to answer, which method is proportionate and how findings will be used.
The Planning and Implementation of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course follows the policy cycle from end to end. Participants start by defining problems and objectives and building an analytical plan, then apply core economic tools to real policy questions, including market analysis, distributional effects, cost-benefit appraisal and regulatory impact assessment. The later days turn to implementation: translating analysis into policy options, costing them, anticipating delivery risks, setting indicators and communicating evidence to ministers, boards and the public.
Each topic is taught through worked policy cases drawn from fiscal, agricultural, energy, trade and social sectors. Participants complete spreadsheet exercises, critique existing analyses and, by the final day, produce a short policy brief supported by their own appraisal.
The course will enable you to:
At the close of the week you will hold:
The teaching approach is applied and case-based:
Day 1: Framing Policy Problems and Planning the Analysis
Day 2: Core Economic Tools for Policy Questions
Day 3: Appraisal Methods
Day 4: Distribution, Options and Implementation Design
Day 5: Communicating Evidence and Influencing Decisions
Participants typically include:
The CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy is presented to participants who attend all five days and submit the appraisal and policy brief prepared during the course.
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By the end of the Planning and Implementation of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis programme, you'll be able to frame a policy problem with clear objectives, counterfactuals and decision criteria, plan an analytical work programme with proportionate methods, data and timelines, apply demand, supply, elasticity and incidence analysis to policy questions, and conduct cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness appraisals with discounting and sensitivity tests. The full breakdown of topics is covered session by session in the Course Outline tab above.
Participants typically include: Economists and policy analysts in ministries of finance, planning and trade, Planning officers in line ministries and county or local governments, Research staff in central banks and economic regulators, Parliamentary budget office and committee researchers, Think tank and university policy researchers, Economic advisers in development partner and UN agencies, and Analysts in industry associations and chambers of commerce.
Planning and Implementation of 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.
Planning and Implementation of 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 Planning and Implementation of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis starts October 12, 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 Planning and Implementation of 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.
Planning and Implementation of Applied Economics & Policy Analysis Training Course is pitched at intermediate 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 Planning and Implementation of 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 — Planning and Implementation of 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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