Economist sought to join a top economic consulting firm. As part of the firm’s “human scale” team, you will get the opportunity to make a significant difference in casework from day one. As an economist, you will help to understand the client’s challenges, research innovative approaches to economic questions and present complex findings in a clear and structured way. You will be expected to work independently, to demonstrate critical thinking and actively participate in all aspects of a case. You will also begin to manage workstreams and teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinating desk research efforts;
- Checking the quality of work of analysts and interns;
- Adapting the methodologies to available data and the facts of the case;
- Carrying out economic analyses;
- Conducting econometric analyses;
- Drawing simple conclusions from analyses;
- Drafting simple analytical parts of reports.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- You enjoy working with people.
- You are passionate about economics.
- You enjoy conceptual issues and working with data.
- You are ready to bring on board your analytical skills and intellectual curiosity.
- You can propose creative solutions to complex challenges.
- You have a positive attitude towards new tasks and learning.
- You hold a PhD in Economics, Econometrics or Statistics or an MSc in Economics or other related fields from a leading institution and a few years (4-5 years) of experience working in competition economics.
- You have excellent skills in statistics and econometrics and a good knowledge of theoretical and empirical microeconomics and industrial organisation.
- You draft and communicate effectively in English. Very good knowledge of other languages is a great additional asset for our team since it handles case work in many jurisdictions.
- You are able to demonstrate your skills with a track record of publications, working papers, policy briefs, etc.
- You can efficiently conduct empirical analysis in Stata and/or R.
- You have a positive, can-do attitude and you are willing to actively engage with your colleagues.
Company Benefits
- A unique opportunity to work with top international law firms, government bodies and academics on the most interesting cases.
- The opportunity to work with leading competition experts with experience in handling stimulating and intellectually challenging casework from a wide range of practice areas.
- Challenging tasks that make a real contribution to competition cases and policy debates.
- The opportunity to work in an international team, with a broad range of backgrounds and experience.
- A supportive, collaborative and inclusive team encouraging your valuable participation.
- Being part of a young, motivated and inclusive team that prides itself on approaching cases with precision, creativity and know-how.
- A cheerful workplace based on respect, kindness and positive leadership.
- Opportunities to participate in training programmes, conferences and competition workshops.
- An attractive remuneration and a broad package of additional benefits.
