Research Economist
Core
Research Economist & Project Lead driving applied research, impact evaluations, and policy analysis for a think tank.
Role type
Senior Research Economist (Project Lead)
Builds
Applied research projects, impact evaluations, policy briefs, and institutional proposals.
Domain
Public policy, social impact, and economic analysis
Required skills
Econometrics, statistical analysis, project leadership, policy analysis, data visualization, R, Stata, Spanish (fluent), English (B2-C1)
Preferred skills
Experimental/quasi-experimental design (RCT, DID, RDD, IV), academic publishing, grant writing, Python, SQL, Git
Responsibilities
Lead applied research projects from design to delivery; design and implement impact evaluations with public administrations and NGOs; analyze administrative and survey data; conduct economic policy analysis; develop new research ideas and proposals; support institutional development and stakeholder engagement; author and edit policy briefs and reports; represent the center in technical forums.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with project leadership
