As a Transformative AI Research Economist at Anthropic, you will build macroeconomic models of AI that could be genuinely transformative, develop scenario‑based forecasting tools, ground projections in microeconomic signals from the Anthropic Economic Index, and work on questions of aggregate growth, income distribution, and economic governance under scenarios that most of the profession has not yet modeled seriously. You will contribute to AI‑powered research tools, collaborate with academic institutions and policy think tanks, publish research briefs, and engage with diverse stakeholders to advance the understanding of AI’s economic impact.
Transformative AI Research Economist, Economic Research at Anthropic
On-site - San Francisco, CA
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Skills
- PhD in Economics, or an exceptional candidate close to completion
- Background in macroeconomics, growth theory, or public finance with exposure to task-based frameworks and labor economics
- Research record that engages seriously with the possibility of transformative AI
- Relevant experience in macroeconomic modeling and structural estimation, scenario-based and time-series forecasting, task-based approaches to technological change, computational methods, agent-based modeling, large-scale simulation, income distribution and inequality, and using large language models in the research workflow
- Technical skills including proficiency in Python, Julia, or similar for computational economics, facility with AI coding agents as part of a research workflow, and comfort learning new technical tools and frameworks
- Demonstrated ability to lead research projects from conception to publication, ship on tight timelines, revise publicly as new data arrives, and communicate technical findings to diverse audiences
- Strong interest in ensuring AI development benefits humanity
Responsibilities
- Build macroeconomic models of transformative AI spanning growth, labor markets, and income distribution
- Develop and maintain scenario-based forecasting tools; publish forecasts for GDP, productivity, and unemployment under a range of AI-capability trajectories
- Ground macroeconomic projections in microeconomic data from the Anthropic Economic Index, constraining theory with observed patterns of adoption and task transformation
- Analyze questions of income distribution and economic governance under transformative-AI scenarios
- Contribute to the development of AI-powered research tools for economics
- Contribute to Economic Index Reports and publish Research Briefs on first-order questions as they arise
- Build and maintain relationships with academic institutions, policy think tanks, and other research partners
- Amplify external engagement through research publications, policy briefs, and presentations to diverse stakeholders
Technologies
PythonJulialarge language modelsAI coding agentsagent-based modeling
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