Research Assistant/Analyst
natl bureau of econ natl bureau of econ Cambridge, MA Cambridge, MA Full-time Full-time Estimated:
$59.
2K - $75K a year Estimated:
$59.
2K - $75K a year 6 days ago 6 days ago 6 days ago Professor Jason Abaluck of Yale University weeks to hire a highly skilled research associate to work on projects investigating topics in health economics, especially focused on health outcomes.
The position is funded through the National Bureau of Economics Research and will be located at Yale University in New Haven, CT.
The candidate will perform research and data analysis for several projects investigating how to design healthcare markets to make consumers healthier.
For example, are some hospitals, doctors and insurance plans better at treating certain types of patients? Can we measure which patients they are good at treating, and design health insurance markets so that insurers have incentives to direct patients to providers who will make them healthier? These questions will be investigated using data on actual choices from large-scale administrative databases.
This position is intended to provide training in the field of economics research to prepare a candidate for doctoral studies in graduate school.
This position presents an opportunity for recent graduates to begin training for a career in research and will serve as a stepping stone to doctoral studies.
Duties include:
Develop research files from large claim datasets.
Work independently with senior researchers and programmers in various locations.
Maintain documentation of datasets and analyses.
Summarize and present findings; help prepare manuscripts.
Required:
Bachelor's degree in economics, statistics or related quantitative field.
Proficiency in Stata is required; proficiency in R, SAS, Python or Matlab may be useful but is unnecessary Preferred:
Familiarity with the health care system and clinical terms and concepts.
Prior research assistant experience EMPLOYER PROFILE Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works.
The NBER is committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community.
The NBER is an equal opportunity employer.
TO APPLY Please scan the following into one pdf document and upload into the online application below:
1) Cover letter describing your interests and qualifications 2) Resume For more information on the NBER, please visit our web site at www.
nber.
org.
The NBER is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability.
The NBER will make reasonable accommodation for any disabled applicant, and will provide assistance to disabled applicants as needed during the application process.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
$59.
2K - $75K a year Estimated:
$59.
2K - $75K a year 6 days ago 6 days ago 6 days ago Professor Jason Abaluck of Yale University weeks to hire a highly skilled research associate to work on projects investigating topics in health economics, especially focused on health outcomes.
The position is funded through the National Bureau of Economics Research and will be located at Yale University in New Haven, CT.
The candidate will perform research and data analysis for several projects investigating how to design healthcare markets to make consumers healthier.
For example, are some hospitals, doctors and insurance plans better at treating certain types of patients? Can we measure which patients they are good at treating, and design health insurance markets so that insurers have incentives to direct patients to providers who will make them healthier? These questions will be investigated using data on actual choices from large-scale administrative databases.
This position is intended to provide training in the field of economics research to prepare a candidate for doctoral studies in graduate school.
This position presents an opportunity for recent graduates to begin training for a career in research and will serve as a stepping stone to doctoral studies.
Duties include:
Develop research files from large claim datasets.
Work independently with senior researchers and programmers in various locations.
Maintain documentation of datasets and analyses.
Summarize and present findings; help prepare manuscripts.
Required:
Bachelor's degree in economics, statistics or related quantitative field.
Proficiency in Stata is required; proficiency in R, SAS, Python or Matlab may be useful but is unnecessary Preferred:
Familiarity with the health care system and clinical terms and concepts.
Prior research assistant experience EMPLOYER PROFILE Founded in 1920, the National Bureau of Economic Research is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization dedicated to promoting a greater understanding of how the economy works.
The NBER is committed to undertaking and disseminating unbiased economic research among public policymakers, business professionals, and the academic community.
The NBER is an equal opportunity employer.
TO APPLY Please scan the following into one pdf document and upload into the online application below:
1) Cover letter describing your interests and qualifications 2) Resume For more information on the NBER, please visit our web site at www.
nber.
org.
The NBER is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability.
The NBER will make reasonable accommodation for any disabled applicant, and will provide assistance to disabled applicants as needed during the application process.
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Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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