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IMF Research Analyst Job Application Due March 17

Posted: 15 Mar 2022 09:32 AM PDT

Overview:

The Middle East and Central Asia Department (MCD) of the International Monetary Fund has two openings for Research Analysts. The positions are full-time, entry-level, one-year contractual appointments renewable for up to four years. The expected starting dates for the positions are in May 2022.

This is not an internship.

Job Description:

The research analyst uses quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, knowledge of technology and information systems, and research abilities to support the operational work of the Fund.

Duties include:

Collecting and compiling statistical information from various data sources
Validating statistical information from alternative data sources for accuracy and consistency
Processing and transforming data sets using statistical and econometric techniques, and maintaining and updating statistical information in structured databases
Evaluating economic relationships in databases, analyzing economic time series data, preparing data submissions as input for IMF publications, formats charts and tables for IMF publications
Assisting in original research and cross-country projects, and supporting other research analysts in the department.

Qualifications:

Understand economic concepts and demonstrate a working knowledge of data sources to obtain macroeconomic and financial data
Show an ability to gather and process statistical materials with minimum supervision and report results cogently both orally and in writing
Have a strong aptitude for processing economic data with skills in using Bloomberg, Excel, and custom database applications.
Residency status within 35 miles of Washington, D.C., but may have citizenship from any of the IMF's 190 member countries

Preferred:

Experience with econometric techniques using statistical applications such as Stata or Eviews

Application Instructions:

If you meet the above requirements, please send resume to Gabajyan@imf.org.

Deadline:

March 17, 2022 5 PM EST

Economic Analysis of the War in Ukraine

Posted: 15 Mar 2022 05:42 AM PDT

The department of economics is organizing a panel on the war in Ukraine. All undergraduate and graduate students are invited.

Date: March 29 3:30 pm - 5 pm

Place: Edward St. John Building, room 2208 (ESJ 2208)

Panel
Moderator: Prof. Jessica Goldberg
Speakers:

Prof. Sebastian Galiani: Geopolitics and the work of Nobel Prize Thomas Schelling.
Prof. John Wallis (Mancur Olson Professor of Economics): The fiscal history of military spending in the US.
Prof. Luminita Stevens: The impact of a long war on the US economy.
Prof. Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan (Neil Moskowitz Endowed Professor of Economics): The expected impact of economic sanctions on Russia and the impact of the war on the international economy.

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