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Congressional Budget Office

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Macroeconomic Analysis and Tax Analysis
Macroeconomist, Applied Microeconomist (Public Finance, Revenue Analyst)

JOE ID Number: 2017-01_111457788
Date Posted: 05/05/2017
Date Inactive: 07/31/2017
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Macroeconomist, Applied Microeconomist (Public Finance, Revenue Analyst)
Section: Full-Time Nonacademic
Location: Washington, District of Columbia, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
E6 -- Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
E2 -- Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy
E1 -- General Aggregative Models
D5 -- General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium
H2 -- Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
H3 -- Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents
H6 -- National Budget, Deficit, and Debt
H5 -- National Government Expenditures and Related Policies
C4 -- Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics
C5 -- Econometric Modeling
C6 -- Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling
Keywords:
Macroeconomist, fiscal policy, OLG model, Tax economist, public finance, revenue estimating, revenue, modeling
Full Text of JOE Listing:

CBO, a nonpartisan agency that provides Congress with the objective, timely analyses needed for economic and budgetary decisions, has openings for economists with excellent quantitative skills, strong writing ability, and an interest in working on issues of current legislative interest to the Congress.

Macroeconomist with a broad range of interests, including fiscal policy and public finance, to construct and improve cutting-edge models that underlie CBO’s policy analyses, prepare longer-term studies, and assess the dynamic effects of legislation.

Applied Microeconomist to conduct economic analyses and empirical research on federal tax policy issues, develop economic models, and write reports and testimony.

Revenue Analyst to develop baseline revenue estimates and estimates of revenue gains and losses from legislative proposals. They will also conduct empirical research on federal tax policy, undertake short-term analyses of legislative proposals, and prepare studies.

CBO analysts address challenging substantive issues in economics and public policy while working in a collegial environment that provides opportunities for research on numerous topics relevant to the agency’s endeavors. They are encouraged to pursue independent research related to CBO’s mission; present this work at conferences; and publish it in peer-reviewed journals.

Visit www.cbo.gov/careers to apply-CBO may consider U.S. permanent residents seeking citizenship.

EOE-M/F/V/D

Application Requirements:
  • External Application Link
  • Letters of Reference Instructions Below
Reference Instructions:
Please submit a cover letter, résumé, a brief writing sample, salary history, and contact information for three references at www.cbo.gov/careers. Recent graduates should submit an unofficial copy of graduate transcripts and have letters of recommendation sent to careers@cbo.gov in place of the references.