Full-Time Economics Research Assistant Position

Economics professors David Laibson (Harvard University), Brigitte Madrian (Harvard University), James Choi (Yale University) and John Beshears (Stanford University) are seeking full-time research assistants starting the summer of 2011. This one-year position entails work on theoretical and empirical research related to savings, investment, and psychological economics.

Candidates should have an interest in applying to a quantitative Ph.D. program (preferably in economics) and pursuing an academic research career. Applicants must be detail-oriented and have strong programming and quantitative skills. Candidates with previous experience estimating econometric models (e.g. OLS, GMM, MSM, MLE) will have particular priority in the hiring process. Excellent grades are required.

Your responsibilities would include performing statistical analyses on large databases, designing and running experiments, programming simulations of theoretical models, and proving theoretical results.

Start Date – 6/15/2011 (negotiable)

EMPLOYER PROFILE
Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works. The NBER is an equal opportunity employer.

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