Economic Statistician - Policy & Market Analysis

Federal Trade Commission; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 42,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

The Federal Trade Commission seeks a Statistician in the Bureau of Economics to provide economic analysis in support of antitrust investigations, litigations, and rulemaking. You will collaborate with BE staff economists and assist in reporting findings to the Commission, Congress, the President, and other agencies.

The appointment is for an initial 14-month term, renewable up to four years, with opportunities to contribute to market research and regulatory impact assessments.

Qualifications

• Degree including statistics coursework (15 hours) and additional science or social science credits.
• Specialized experience in preparing and analyzing statistical data and using statistical software.

Responsibilities

• Provide economic analysis to support antitrust investigations, litigations, and rulemaking.
• Advise on regulatory impacts to FTC, Congress, President, and other agencies.
• Conduct research on market functioning and publish findings.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Statistical software

Data preparation

Education

Degree with statistics courses

Tools

Stata

SAS

Job description

The Federal Trade Commission seeks a Statistician in the Bureau of Economics to provide economic analysis in support of antitrust investigations, litigations, and rulemaking. You will collaborate with BE staff economists and assist in reporting findings to the Commission, Congress, the President, and other agencies.

The appointment is for an initial 14-month term, renewable up to four years, with opportunities to contribute to market research and regulatory impact assessments.