Bay Area Council Economic Institute

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The Bay Area Council Economic Institute is hiring an economist to help lead the team’s inquiry into the most important issues facing the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area region. These issues – which include housing affordability, transportation finance and workforce development – are common to most regions and hence the position allows for thought leadership beyond this metropolitan area. We are looking for an economist with strong quantitative skills but also a facility in practical analysis including the use of publicly available datasets. The ability to communicate economic dynamics and market trends to specialist and non-specialist audiences in writing, media appearances and public speaking is vital. Specific expertise within regional and urban economics or in one of the substantive areas listed above is a plus. The Economic Institute is the independent research arm of the Bay Area Council, a policy advocacy group backed by 300 of the region’s largest employers including Apple, Google, Wells Fargo, and Kaiser Permanente. The Institute is led by a cross-sector board that includes mayors, chancellors, and NGO directors as well as corporate executives. We will be at the 2016 AEA Annual Meeting in San Francisco. For more information, please visit www.bayareaeconomy.org