REQUIREMENTS

• Master’s degree or PhD in economics (or related fields of study; e.g. political economy)
• Pronounced interest in empirical research
• Skills in econometrics/quantitative research methods
• Previous research on macroeconomics or fiscal policy is desirable but not strictly necessary
• Excellent command of English
• High capacity for teamwork
• Interest in economic policy debates
• Language skills in German are not required but helpful

• Widen our expertise on fiscal policy and its macroeconomic implications in Europe as part of a growing research group
• Do applied empirical research in the context of a new project on the distributional and employment effects of fiscal policy
• Develop and conduct your own research in macroeconomics or fiscal policy
• Contribute to bringing our research findings into the public debate