Senior Associate - Competition Economist

Charles River Associates
Oakland - United States
S: Competitive

Charles River Associates (CRA) is a leading global consulting firm that provides independent economic and financial analysis behind litigation matters, guides businesses through critical strategy and operational issues to become more profitable, and advises governments on the economic impact of policies and regulations. Our two main services – litigation and management consulting – are delivered by practice groups that focus on specific areas of expertise or industries.

The Competition practice is known for its high standards of intellectual rigor and its history of involvement in many high-profile competition matters. CRA's competition economists regularly provide economic analyses of mergers and other competition matters before the major competition authorities of the world; testify in judicial proceedings; and provide private and government clients with economic analysis and litigation support services.

Position: Senior Associate (Competition Economist)

Responsible for providing economic analysis for business competition matters usually related to antitrust litigation matters

Duties include:

Apply principles of computer science to write programs using sql, visualbasic, stata, sas to analyze large complex datasets;
Utilize economic theory to identify economic questions of interest;
Use statistics and econometrics to perform empirical analysis;
Write memos that discuss methodology and results of empirical analysis;
Define scope of economic analysis; design and supervise tasks based on timeline, scope and budget.
Minimum Requirements:

Master's degree in Economics and must have completed Ph.D level coursework in Econometrics and Microeconomics plus 2 years' experience providing consulting on economic analysis of antitrust and related litigation.

Our environment is collegial and entrepreneurial, requiring teamwork and flexibility. Ideal candidates should possess exceptional written and oral communication skills, a high level of initiative and responsibility, dedication to quality, a strong work ethic, creativity, and a positive attitude. We expect Senior Associates to learn quickly; solve problems; prioritize tasks; and communicate well with peers, senior staff, and clients.

Charles River Associates is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer (EEO/AAE): Minority/Female/Veteran/Disabled

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