Junior Economist(s) - Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Main Responsibilities

Quantitative analysis and policy analysis

• Contribute to empirical and policy-oriented work on the topics mentioned above.
  • Carry out empirical analyses based on large-scale firm-level data to conduct policy evaluation and investigate policy-relevant issues on topics of interest to the Division.
  • Contribute to the development of the Division’s distributed-data infrastructure to analyse key firm-related trends and undertake related empirical analysis.
  • Support the updating of statistical routines.
  • Contribute to the conception and production of indicators.
  • Support further data development efforts.

Research and drafting

• Undertake research and contribute to the production of documents (including policy papers, working papers, policy briefs and other publication types) and clear policy messages on topics listed above, designed for policymakers and the interested public.

Dissemination, liaison and outreach

• Provide assistance in the planning and co-ordination of activities associated with the different areas of work, including meetings/workshops of experts, web-based dissemination channels and social media.
• Liaise with partner organisations, both regional and international, and develop and maintain good working relationships with officials in member country administrations, in other international organisations, as well as with the wider research community.
• Contribute to other activities in line with OECD-wide priorities.
• Keep abreast of relevant statistical and policy developments and discussions in member countries and participate in missions as required.
• Provide support, both within OECD and externally, to users of the databases developed within the Division.