Description
Conduct economic research and analysis on production, distribution, markets, and monetary or fiscal policy; collect and model data using sampling and econometric methods; and prepare reports and actionable recommendations.
- • Analyze economic and statistical data in areas such as finance, labor, trade, or agriculture.
- • Advise businesses, governments, and nonprofits on economic conditions and relationships.
- • Compile, model, and interpret data to explain economic phenomena and forecast trends.
- • Develop recommendations, policies, or plans to address economic problems or interpret markets.
- • Establish economic assumptions, guidelines, and standards for forecasting and policy analysis.
- • Testify at regulatory or legislative hearings with cost-benefit analyses and impact assessments.
- • Lead or supervise research projects and mentor junior analysts.
- • Forecast production and consumption of renewable resources and supply and depletion of nonrenewable resources.
- • Teach economic principles, methods, or tools in academic or professional settings.
- • Provide litigation support through expert reports or testimony.
- • Evaluate socioeconomic impacts of proposed laws, taxes, services, or regulations.
- • Publish and present research findings in reports, briefs, or peer-reviewed journals.
- • Communicate the economic impact of policies to the public and stakeholders.
- • Review and edit economic analyses and documents prepared by others.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
