The Regional Research Economist will collaborate with governments, academia, industry, and civil society in Singapore to measure and understand AI’s economic impact. The role involves contributing to the Anthropic Economic Index, developing new methodologies to study AI’s effect on labor markets, productivity, inequality, and industry disruption, and translating research insights into actionable policy recommendations.
Regional Research Economist, Economic Research at Anthropic
Hybrid - Singapore
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Skills
- PhD in Economics
- Strong track record of empirical research, particularly studies combining novel data sources and economic theory or those implementing frontier methods in causal inference and machine learning
- Demonstrated experience working in and relevant relationships across the region
- Experience relevant to the study of AI’s impact on the economy, including labor market analysis and occupational change, task-based approaches to technological transformation, large-scale data analysis and econometric methods, large language models for social science research, policy-relevant economic research, experimental and quasi-experimental methods for causal inference, macroeconomic modeling and time series forecasting, agent-based modeling or large-scale simulation
- Proficiency in Python, R, SQL, or similar tools for large-scale data analysis
- Experience working with novel datasets and measurement systems
- Comfort learning new technical tools and frameworks
- Ability to lead complex research projects from conception to publication
- Ability to communicate technical findings to diverse audiences
- Ability to build relationships across academic, policy, and industry communities
- Strong interest in ensuring AI development benefits humanity
- Comfort working with AI systems and ability to think critically about their capabilities and limitations
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain relationships with academic institutions, policy think tanks, and other research partners as the primary point of contact for economic impact work in the region
- Advance research collaborations that answer country- or regional-specific economic impact questions
- Translate research insights into actionable recommendations for policy discussions
- Make fundamental contributions to the development and expansion of the Anthropic Economic Index, including country/regional-specific analysis
- Design and collaborate on empirical research on AI’s economic effects with governments, academia, industry, and civil society in the region
- Develop new methodological approaches for studying AI’s impact on labor markets, productivity and task transformation, economic inequality and displacement, industry-specific disruption and adaptation, and aggregate economic trajectories (GDP, productivity, unemployment) under varying AI-adoption scenarios
- Work cross-functionally with other technical teams to improve measurement infrastructure and data collection
- Amplify external engagement through research publications, policy briefs, and presentations to diverse stakeholders
Technologies
PythonRSQLClio measurement systemLarge language modelsMachine learningEconometric methodsCausal inference techniquesMacroeconomic modelingTime series forecastingAgent-based modelingLarge-scale simulation
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