Economist

Company:
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is one of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks that, together with the Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., make up the Federal Reserve System. It serves the First Federal Reserve District, which includes the six New England states:
Connecticut (excluding Fairfield County), Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Economist

US-MA-Boston (office presence required at least 4 days per week)

$204,.

• Advise the Bank president and Board of Directors on monetary policy issues, especially those related to labor markets, inflation dynamics, and public finance.
• Keep abreast of monetary policy‑relevant issues and address them using state‑of‑the‑art professional techniques.
• Produce working papers for publication in high‑quality peer‑reviewed journals and write accessible articles on timely policy questions for department publications.
• Present current research at meetings, conferences, and workshops held by the Bank and academic, business, and international organizations.
• Help organize workshops, seminars, and conferences as requested.
• Participate in the Bank's outreach program; deliver talks to the general public on Federal Reserve policy and/or research topics.
• Assist in staff recruitment by reviewing curriculum vitae and dissertation abstracts, conducting interviews, reading and commenting on candidate's working papers, and speaking with references.

• Ph.D. degree in economics.
• Ability to conduct policy‑relevant research at the frontier of macroeconomics, focusing on labor economics, inflation dynamics, and public finance, demonstrated by at least three research papers (published or completed working papers) and at least one example of current work in progress.
• State‑of‑the‑art quantitative and econometric skills demonstrated by academic coursework, papers, or prior experience.
• Proficiency in working with large‑scale datasets.
• Willingness to travel domestically and globally, estimated 6-10 trips per year.
• Must be a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or an eligible non‑citizen as per Federal Reserve policy.
• Contingent upon successfully passing a two‑phase security screening, including a physical examination, drug screening, reference checks, and a security investigation.

Submit CV and evidence of research. Recommendation letters may be sent to Patricia Geagan, Research Department (patricia.geagan.org). The position is employee referral eligible.