Measures AI's economic impacts through the Anthropic Economic Index using econometrics, ML, and novel data. Conducts empirical research on labor markets, productivity, inequality; requires PhD in Economics and strong empirical track record.
320k – 405k/yr
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About the role
Responsibilities
Make fundamental contributions to the development and expansion of the Anthropic Economic Index, including quarterly reports and industry-specific deep dives
Design and conduct empirical research on AI's economic effects, drawing on external data sources and privacy-preserving measurement systems
Develop new methodological approaches for studying AI's impact on:
Labor markets and the future of work
Productivity and task transformation
Economic inequality and displacement
Industry-specific disruption and adaptation
Aggregate economic trajectories (GDP, productivity, unemployment) under varying AI-adoption scenarios
Develop causal-inference tooling (e.g., surrogate indexes, heterogeneous-effect pipelines) to evaluate downstream economic consequences of compute, product, and pricing decisions
Build and maintain relationships with academic institutions, policy think tanks, and other research partners
Work cross-functionally with technical teams to improve measurement infrastructure and data collection
Translate research insights into actionable recommendations for product decisions and policy discussions
Amplify external engagement through research publications, policy briefs, and presentations
You May Be a Good Fit If You Have
PhD in Economics
Strong track record of empirical research, particularly combining novel data sources and economic theory or frontier methods in causal inference and machine learning
Experience relevant to AI's economic impact, including labor market analysis, task-based technological transformation, large-scale data analysis, econometric methods, large language models for social science, policy-relevant research, experimental/quasi-experimental methods, macroeconomic modeling, agent-based modeling
Technical skills including:
Proficiency in Python, R, SQL or similar for large-scale data analysis
Experience with novel datasets and measurement systems
Comfort learning new technical tools and frameworks
Demonstrated ability to lead complex research projects, communicate technical findings, build relationships across communities
Strong interest in ensuring AI benefits humanity; comfort working with AI systems
Skills
PythonRSQLEconometricsMachine LearningCausal InferenceStructural EstimationLLMsTime Series ForecastingAgent-Based Modeling
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