Congressional Budget Office

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CBO seeks economists who have a broad range of policy interests. Positions require excellent quantitative skills, strong writing ability, and an interest in working on issues that are legislative priorities for the Congress.

Economists at CBO construct and improve cutting-edge models that underlie policy analyses, leverage CBO’s unique access to data, interact with a large network of academic and industry specialists, collaborate with other analysts at CBO to develop estimates of the cost of government programs, and contribute to reports and testimonies.

Climate and Energy Economists conduct research on climate change, energy, and related environmental issues—with emphasis on developing quantitative models to analyze legislation affecting energy markets and greenhouse gas emissions.

Health Economists conduct research on ways the federal government affects health and health care, such as examining factors affecting the supply of, demand for, and prices of medical services.

Labor and Public Finance Economists conduct research on topics including labor markets, poverty, cash and in-kind assistance programs, education, demographics, and the long-term budget outlook.

CBO’s analysts work in a collegial environment in which they are encouraged to pursue research projects related to CBO’s broad mission and present work at conferences and publish in peer-reviewed journals.