Economic Research Associate - Policy & Data Analytics

Boston Fed; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition-reimbursement program

Flexible work schedules

On-site fitness center

Commuter transportation subsidy

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation and sick leave

Job summary

The Boston Fed's Research Associate program is a two-year opportunity for recent graduates in economics, math, statistics, or related fields to work with economists in the Research Department on projects analyzing regional, national, and global economies and monetary policy.

RAs assist with data gathering, econometric analysis, and literature reviews; they write code in STATA, MATLAB, R, Python, or SAS, and prepare analyses for policy memos and journals.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s in economics, math, statistics, computer science, international relations or a related field with a concentration in economics
• Strong analytical, communications, and organizational skills
• Experience with statistical software packages and knowledge of statistics and econometrics
• Previous economic research experience or involvement in an independent research project is helpful, as well as fact-checking and proofreading papers, reports, and memos

Responsibilities

• Assist economists with time-critical analysis of current economic data for important monetary policy work
• Perform data collection, statistical and econometric analysis, and literature reviews
• Coauthor articles and prepare presentations in support of scholarly research projects
• Review, organize, and analyze economic and financial data
• Write programs using statistical software such as STATA, MATLAB, R, Python, or SAS
• Conduct economic research for policy memos and articles intended for publication in academic journals
• Prepare charts and tables using spreadsheet and graphic software packages
• Design programs to analyze data, perform statistical tests, and run regressions

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in economics

Master's degree in economics/math/statistics

Tools

STATA

MATLAB

R

Python

SAS

Job description

The Boston Fed's Research Associate program is a two-year opportunity for recent graduates in economics, math, statistics, or related fields to work with economists in the Research Department on projects analyzing regional, national, and global economies and monetary policy.

RAs assist with data gathering, econometric analysis, and literature reviews; they write code in STATA, MATLAB, R, Python, or SAS, and prepare analyses for policy memos and journals.