JOE - October 2012

Economics professors David Laibson (Harvard University), Brigitte Madrian (Harvard University), James Choi (Yale University), and John Beshears (Stanford University) employ full-time research assistants with start dates during the summer of 2013. This one-year position entails work on theoretical and empirical research related to decision making, savings, investment, health behaviors, and psychological economics. The research uses field data, experimental data, and hybrid field experiments.

Research assistants should be interested in applying to a quantitative Ph.D. program (preferably in economics) and pursuing an academic research career. They must be detail-oriented and have strong programming and quantitative skills, including coursework in multivariable calculus, matrix algebra, probability, and statistics. Those with previous experience estimating econometric models (e.g. OLS, GMM, MSM, MLE) have particular priority in the hiring process. Excellent grades are required.

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

For examples of our research, see http://www.nber.org/digest/apr02/w8651.html, http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2011/06/03/1103170108.full.pdf, and
http://www.nber.org/digest/jul06/w12261.html

We prefer research assistants who want to become professional economists, but we're interested in future Ph.D.s in any quantitative field.

Please scan into one pdf document; upload into application:
1) Cover letter describing your interest in and qualifications for the position
2) Resume
3) Unofficial transcript