Anthropic is a public benefit corporation focused on building safe and beneficial AI systems. The Regional Research Economist will collaborate with governments, academia, industry, and civil society in London to measure AI’s economic effects, develop the Anthropic Economic Index, design empirical research, and translate insights into policy recommendations.
Regional Research Economist, Economic Research at Anthropic
On-site - London, UK
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GBP 180,000 - 190,000
Requirements
Skills
- PhD in Economics
- Strong track record of empirical research, especially studies combining novel data sources and economic theory or frontier methods in causal inference and machine learning
- Demonstrated experience working in the region and building relevant relationships
- Experience studying AI’s impact on the economy, including labor market analysis, occupational change, task-based approaches to technological transformation, large-scale data analysis, econometric methods, large language models for social science research, policy-relevant economic research, experimental and quasi-experimental methods for causal inference, macroeconomic modeling, time series forecasting, and 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 in collaboration with partners in the region to study AI’s impact on labor markets, productivity, task transformation, economic inequality, industry disruption, and aggregate economic trajectories
- 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
PythonRSQLMachine learningLarge language modelsClioEconometricsStatistical methods
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