Pre-Doc Economist specialised in macroeconomics (m/f/d)

The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) is an independent research institute in the field of applied economic research focussing on Central, East and South East Europe. The institute has been operating successfully for over 50 years and enjoys an excellent international reputation. We offer our clients and stakeholders economic studies, forecasts and economic data.

To strengthen our team of economists, we are currently looking for a

• Widen our expertise on macroeconomic policy (fiscal and monetary) and its 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 macroeconomic policies

• Develop and conduct your own research in macroeconomics or fiscal policy

• Contribute to bringing our research findings into the public debate

• Master’s degree (or soon to be completed) in economics (or related fields of study, e.g. political economy)

• Pronounced interest in empirical research

• Skills in econometrics/quantitative research methods

• Experience with large microeconomic datasets is desirable but not strictly required

• Previous research on macroeconomics or fiscal policy is desirable but not strictly required

• Interest in climate policies

• Excellent command of English

• High capacity for teamwork

• Interest in economic policy debates

• Language skills in German are not required but helpful