NYS Division of the Budget

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Experienced Macroeconomist

The New York State Division of the Budget (DOB) provides analysis and advisement to the Governor and is charged with the development, negotiation, and implementation of one of the largest governmental budgets in the country.

DOB seeks an economist to be responsible for key components of economic forecasting; quarterly financial updates; tax, economic development, and health care policy analysis; construction of computer simulation models for forecasting and policy analysis; analysis of proposed and enacted legislation; and budget negotiation with legislative fiscal committee staffs. Examples include:

• Identifying economic and revenue trends that may impact the State’s long-term fiscal condition.

• Contributing to detailed macroeconomic models for the U.S. and New York economies, including satellite models for additional economic variables used in forecasting revenues.

• Determining immediate and long-range effects of tax policy decisions on the economy, taxpayer behavior, and the State’s fiscal condition.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in economics and at least two years of economic forecasting experience

• In-depth knowledge of building econometrics models (via SAS and/or EVIEWS) and NIPA accounts;

• Expertise in programming and database building/analysis;

• Outstanding writing/verbal skills;

• Ability to address changing priorities and provide expert advice/counsel in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment.