Economist
Competition Dynamics, Inc.
Salem, MA
Full-time
Research
Posted on February 7, 2019
Economist
Job Location: Salem, MA
Description:
- Critically evaluate the economic thought content of expert report drafts and provide feedback to the project manager;
- Perform research, data analysis and exhibit creation using Microsoft Excel and statistical programs such as SAS and Stata;
- Create economic models and formulate damage theories in collaboration with the expert and project manager;
- Read and summarize depositions undertaken as part of the legal proceedings in litigation for which the firm has been requested to provide damage assessments;
- Research company, industry, and technology background and compose concise summaries of such background information to be included in expert reports;
- Perform all aspects of expert report creation, including drafting the outline, identifying relevant exhibits, setting milestones and deadlines, allocating, delegating and managing the input of analysts and experts, and managing client expectations;
- Undertake additional economic research on topics related to our company’s interest;
- Develop own research agenda in order to be involved as a thought leader in economic theories accepted among the peer group.
- Occasional travel within the United States 5% of the time to accompany expert witnesses to trials and depositions.
Minimum requirements: PhD in Economics or a related field or foreign degree equivalent, plus knowledge of conducting and evaluating complex economic research. Knowledge must include the following:
- Knowledge in conducting micro economic research in the fields of Industrial Organization and Applied Microeconomics.
- Knowledge in evaluating economic models and theories including monopoly power and monopoly pricing behavior; first, second, and third-degree of price discrimination; short-run price competition, dynamic price competition; the economics of research and development; game theory and strategic behavior.
- Knowledge in SAS programming to identify and evaluate data sets for analysis of economic value.
- Knowledge in how to structure an economic research paper in areas of Industrial Organization and Applied Microeconomics.
-There are multiple openings for this position.
Job Location: 125 Washington Street, Suite 202, Salem, MA 01970. 40 hours per week, 9:00am to 5:00pm. Send resume and letter of application detailing experience to Louis Zetes, General Manager, Competition Dynamics, Inc., 125 Washington Street, Suite 202, Salem, MA 01970;
lou.zetes@competitiondynamics.com
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