Junior Economist — Competition Policy Analyst

Compass Lexecon; Paris; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Diverse, international projects

Training and conferences

Job summary

Compass Lexecon recruits junior economists to work on competition economics projects for the European Commission, the General Court and other regulators.

As an Analyst you will support senior staff by relating client issues to economic theory and providing empirical evidence. Analysts typically join after completing a Master’s degree in economics and will contribute to cases across a broad set of clients.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in economics, ideally with focus on microeconomics, industrial organisation and/or econometrics.
• Fluency in French and English required.
• Stata and Excel skills desirable.
• Highly analytical with ability to multi-task and communicate with clients.

Responsibilities

• Analyse qualitative and quantitative client data to understand how competition works in various industries.
• Review literature and contribute to discussions on theoretical and empirical approaches.
• Conduct empirical analysis using Excel and Stata.
• Draft reports summarising analysis for clients.
• Participate in client meetings and conference calls.

Skills

Analytical

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Independent & team work

Fluency in French & English

Education

Master’s degree in economics

Focus on microeconomics / industrial organisation / econometrics

Tools

Stata

Excel

Job description

Compass Lexecon recruits junior economists to work on competition economics projects for the European Commission, the General Court and other regulators.

As an Analyst you will support senior staff by relating client issues to economic theory and providing empirical evidence. Analysts typically join after completing a Master’s degree in economics and will contribute to cases across a broad set of clients.