Analyst Economics and Disputes - Macro Economics

KPMG
London - United Kingdom
S: Competitive

The highly successful Economics & Disputes practice at KPMG is looking to accelerate its recent growth. The team, largely based in London but now also expanding internationally, provides economic advice in regulation, competition and dispute resolution. From a sector perspective the work currently focuses on telecoms, post, energy and utilities, transport, health, professional services and lotteries and will continue to expand. Similarly, in terms of functional areas, core skills within the team as a whole range from macro to micro economics, market definition and design, regulatory strategy, anti-trust, competition, econometrics, cost modelling, pricing and regulatory finance and accounting.
The KPMG economics and Disputes practice serves a diverse international client base, across a variety of industries and in many geographic markets.

It is seeking to expand its capabilities to include a more substantial macroeconomic offering.
The team typically works with clients at board level, providing strategic insight into the commercial implications of macroeconomic developments. We offer interesting and varied work, including working with colleagues in strategy, transactions services (M&A) and re-structuring, and in the longer term the intention is to add an international dimension to
our successful practice.

Role and Responsibilities

- You will join our new client-facing macroeconomics practice, delivering high quality projects for our clients.
- You will be expected to find your way around macroeconomic data sources and official publications (e.g. Bank of England, HM Treasury, Office for Budget Responsibility, IMF, OECD) as well as leading economics think tanks (Institute for Fiscal Studies, National Institute for Economic and Social Research)
- You will be expected to use your knowledge of up-to-date macroeconomic theory to help
develop insightful proposals and propositions which demonstrate how macroeconomic
change can affect our clients businesses
and/or
strengthen arguments we are putting forward in commercial disputes.
- You will help to carry out regression analysis, construct economic models, run simulation and produce table and charts setting out the evidence for our reports which addressing complex
issues in a way that provides valuable commercial insights for our clients.

Qualifications and Skills

- An undergraduate degree in Economics is essential and a second degree desirable.

Experience and Background

- The core skill is an ability to use economic theory to turn facts and figures into a compelling narrative, usually with a precise quantitative conclusion.
- Good practical knowledge of contemporary macroeconomic theory and an ability to think through the problems and challenges that macroeconomic developments might present to business
- Knowledge of econometric theory and an ability to carry out practical econometric analysis
is highly desirable, as is working knowledge of the relevant software packages used by econometricians

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