Research Associate, Economic Policy & Data Analytics

Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is seeking a Research Associate for the 2027 cohort in Boston, MA. The RA program is a two-year track for recent graduates in economics, math, statistics, or related fields, assisting economists on diverse research projects and monetary policy analysis.

Positions start June 2027. Applicants must provide 2 letters of recommendation and will be evaluated on rolling basis; salary is $78,000 with other standard benefits and eligibility notes.

Qualifications

• A bachelor’s degree in economics, math, statistics, computer science, international relations, or related field with concentration in economics.
• Strong analytical, communications, and organization skills.
• familiarity with programming languages and statistical software packages such as Stata, Python, Matlab, R, and knowledge of statistics and econometrics.
• Prior research or classroom experience analyzing data.

Responsibilities

• Review, organize, and analyze economic and financial data.
• Write programs using statistical software such as Stata, MATLAB, R, SAS or Python.
• Conduct literature reviews, perform thorough data analysis, and prepare written summaries of results for economists.
• Prepare charts and tables using spreadsheet and data visualization software packages.
• Conduct economic research for policy memos and for articles intended for publication by The Boston Fed, academic journals, and business periodicals.
• Design programs to clean data, perform statistical tests, and run regressions.
• Update and maintain data series regularly used by economists.
• Proofread, edit, and fact-check articles and papers.

Skills

Stata

MATLAB

R

SAS

Python

Statistics

Econometrics

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in economics, math, statistics, computer science, or related field

Tools

Stata

MATLAB

R

SAS

Python

Job description

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is seeking a Research Associate for the 2027 cohort in Boston, MA. The RA program is a two-year track for recent graduates in economics, math, statistics, or related fields, assisting economists on diverse research projects and monetary policy analysis.

Positions start June 2027. Applicants must provide 2 letters of recommendation and will be evaluated on rolling basis; salary is $78,000 with other standard benefits and eligibility notes.