Senior Economist, Economic Impact & Data Analytics

Google Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 163,000 - 236,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick leave

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google’s Economics Team seeks an economist to design and execute economic impact studies using large-scale data to quantify Google’s contributions to global and regional economies. You will apply advanced econometrics and statistical modeling, work with big datasets, and translate findings into reports for executives, policymakers, and the public.

The role also involves monitoring the macroeconomy and AI impacts.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Economics, a related field (e.g., Statistics, Data Science, Public Policy, Business, Finance), or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience undertaking empirical analysis to solve product, business, or policy problems, with a focus on econometric or statistical modeling.
• Experience in big data analysis, including statistical/econometric software (e.g., R, Python, Stata) and data query languages (e.g., SQL) to manage datasets.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement economic impact studies, employing economic methodologies to accurately measure Google’s economic impact across regional and global economies.
• Conduct quantitative analyses using advanced econometrics techniques and statistical models. This includes using big data analytical tools and platforms to process, model and measure the economic impact of Google’s activities, programs and products across various sectors, including the economic impact of AI.
• Apply high-level proficiency in data manipulation, cleaning, and transformation of large, unstructured and complex datasets. Ensure data quality and integrity throughout the modeling process.
• Contribute to our monitoring of the wider macroeconomic environment and deliver incisive analysis on key topical issues.
• Translate highly technical findings into compelling, clear, and impactful reports, publications and presentations for audiences, including executives, policymakers, external economists and the general public.

Skills

Empirical analysis

Econometric modeling

Big data analysis

Causal inference

Education

Master's degree in Economics or related field

PhD in Economics or related field (preferred)

Tools

R

Python

Stata

SQL

Job description

Google’s Economics Team seeks an economist to design and execute economic impact studies using large-scale data to quantify Google’s contributions to global and regional economies. You will apply advanced econometrics and statistical modeling, work with big datasets, and translate findings into reports for executives, policymakers, and the public.

The role also involves monitoring the macroeconomy and AI impacts.