Economist/Senior Economist

International Monetary Fund
Washington DC - United States
S: Competitive

Description

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has a vacancy at the economist/senior economist level in the Tax Policy Division of the Fiscal Affairs Department. The successful candidate will be expected to take an active role in the IMF's delivery of technical assistance on tax policy to its members, and in the Division's active research program. Staff of the division also contribute to the tax policy component of IMF programs, prepare internal policy papers, respond to queries from member countries and elsewhere in the Fund, and liaise with other providers of technical assistance.

The division's work covers a wide range of issues (examples include international corporate taxation, VAT design, fiscal federalism issues, the tax treatment of the financial sector, excise taxation). Travel should be expected.

Qualifications

Educational development, including and/or supplemented by work experience, typically acquired through the completion of an advanced university degree in economics, is required. In addition, the candidate should have experience as a tax policy economist in government, in academic life, or in relevant consulting. Practical experience with tax policy formulation and analysis in developing countries will be ideal, as will be knowledge of French, Spanish, or Arabic.

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