The Budget Lab at Yale

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The Budget Lab at Yale is searching for an Associate Director, Deputy Director, or Director of Macroeconomic Analysis. This role will take a lead role in the analysis of current and proposed policies. This work includes planning and coordinating the estimating process including preparing economic, statistical, and technical information. This role is also expected to be actively involved in developing research concepts, policy questions, and work plans for papers and reports on topics relevant to the Lab’s work. As part of the process, this researcher is expected to review economic, statistical, and subject-matter literature for data and research methodology appropriate for inclusion in the research. We are seeking candidates with a background and/or interest in macroeconomic modeling. Applicants should have an interest in applied, policy-oriented research. An ideal team member will combine insights from economic theory with large datasets to aid policy analysis through empirical research or modeling and simulation work. This role will report into the Director of Macroeconomics or the Executive Director.

This is a remote position and may be locate in any of the states approved for remote work by Yale University.