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About the role
As Lead Economist , you will own Windfall's core research products and be the economic authority behind what we publish. We are interested in experts with an extensive background in labor economics, fiscal or welfare analyses, quantitative modeling, or development experience.
What they're looking for
- We actively encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences
More about this role
Contract: Full-time
Start date: ASAP
As Lead Economist , you will own Windfall's core research products and be the economic authority behind what we publish. We are interested in experts with an extensive background in labor economics, fiscal or welfare analyses, quantitative modeling, or development experience.
Depending on your strengths, that work could span ownership of our existing Policy Atlas, an upcoming Preparedness Map (a cross-country index of AI economic exposure and absorption capacity), an upcoming Scenarios Lab (a modeling platform that translates narrative AI futures into distributional and fiscal outcomes), or evaluating the assumptions behind our scenario modeling. In each case, ownership means the full arc: methodological design, data and analysis, drafting, external review, and standing behind the results when treasuries, central banks, and academic economists push back.
Windfall's research infrastructure is young, so you will be making foundational choices about methods, data, and framing, and living with their consequences. You will work directly with the CEO and Director of Research, alongside a small research team and external technical partners, and your...
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