Behavioral Economics Expert

Alpheva; United States; Remote; USD 248,000 - 317,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Contract-based projects

Job summary

Alpheva is seeking a senior behavioral economist for remote, project-based work focusing on incentives, choice architecture, behavioral experiments, and causal inference. You will review model responses for validity, construct reference answers, and justify corrections with traceable evidence.

This is a remote, contract-style engagement. Scope and hours depend on project matching, with the hourly pay range applied to matched work.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of substantive experience in behavioral economics research or applied economic analysis.
• Senior-level judgment in incentives, choice architecture, behavioral experiments, and causal inference, with substantial responsibility for reviewing or delivering this work.
• Ability to write precise reference answers, assess competing approaches, and justify corrections with traceable evidence.

Responsibilities

• Write reference answers and scoring criteria grounded in incentives, choice architecture, behavioral experiments, and causal inference.
• Review model responses and worked examples for confounded evidence, overgeneralized findings, and invalid measurement assumptions.
• Explain consequential errors, evidence gaps, and the reasoning behind your corrections.

Skills

Behavioral economics research

Incentives

Choice architecture

Behavioral experiments

Causal inference

Job description

Bring senior behavioral economics expertise to AI evaluation projects focused on incentives, choice architecture, behavioral experiments, and causal inference.

Review model responses and worked examples for confounded evidence, overgeneralized findings, and invalid measurement assumptions. Assess whether the reasoning meets professional standards for the stated task.

Write reference answers and scoring criteria grounded in incentives, choice architecture, behavioral experiments, and causal inference. Explain consequential errors, evidence gaps, and the reasoning behind your corrections.

This is remote, project-based contract work. Scope, hours, and assignments depend on project matching; the listed hourly range applies to matched work.

Requirements

• 7+ years of substantive experience in behavioral economics research or applied economic analysis.
• Demonstrated senior-level judgment in incentives, choice architecture, behavioral experiments, and causal inference, with substantial responsibility for reviewing or delivering this work.
• Ability to write precise reference answers, assess competing approaches, and justify corrections with traceable evidence.

Pay

$180–$230/hr

Alpheva is a new expert network (launched September 2026); payout methods are not published yet, so confirm your first payment before scaling up.