Job Description
Economist
Executive Office of the President
Office of Management and Budget
Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs
Summary
This position is located in Treasury, Consumer, & Financial Markets Branch in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the Executive Office of the President (EOP). More than one selection may be made. OIRA leads the government-wide review of regulations, approval of information collections, and implementation of information, privacy, and statistical policy, focusing on team-based working relationships across OMB.
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OIRA is seeking motivated, analytically rigorous, and collaborative individuals with a background in financial economics to join its team as economists. In addition to this technical background, the position requires analytic, communication, and organizational skills, along with the ability to prioritize and be flexible. Successful candidates will have economic experience, working toward the goal of ensuring that government regulations and information policy regarding banking, capital and financial markets, and related sectors are effective, efficient, informed by quality analysis, in the public interest, and consistent with Administration priorities.
OIRA anticipates Economists will work on matters pertaining to the regulatory and information policies of federal departments and agencies with tax policy/administration, financial services and capital markets, banking industry, and related consumer missions.
As an Economist, GS-0110-13/14/15, your typical work assignments may include the following:
Engages primarily in regulatory impact analysis review and analysis within the Branch, including reviewing agency regulatory analyses for consistency with cost-benefit analysis principles and official OMB guidance and policy.
Coordinates and reviews regulatory analysis of actions submitted to OIRA under Executive Orders 12866, 14192, and 14215.
Examines the economic consequences of regulatory activities related to a portfolio focusing on the banking industry, tax policy/administration, capital markets and financial services. The portfolio may also cover a subset of the following: transportation, homeland security, labor, food and health, climate, energy, education, consumer protection, anti-trust, telecommunications, agriculture, housing, justice, immigration, social security, environment, and federal benefits programs.
Works on a range of policymaking issues and participating in a variety of cross-cutting research studies, with other OIRA staff, divisions of OMB, EOP offices, and Federal agencies.
Reviews current economic and technical literature for relevant concepts, data, and conclusions.
Assesses the strengths and weaknesses of statistical methods, procedures, inference, and concepts involved in federal government surveys and other information collections by federal agencies.
Provides advice on the advantages and disadvantages of various data science approaches, as well as potential applicability of new techniques.