Empirical Economist Researcher: MPI 1049 views

The Munich Center for Economics of Aging (MEA) at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy studies is inviting applications for a Eperical Economist as a Researcher for the research unit “Old-Age Provision and Social Policy” (“Alterssicherung und Sozialpolitik”).

About the research:

• The center evaluates, anticipates and accompanies the micro- and macro­economic aspects of demographic change
• The Researcher (m/f/d) should have sound knowledge of econometrics and applied microeconomics as well as good knowledge of the German social security system, especially in the field old-age provision and long-term care.
• Experience with micro data sets is especially welcome.
• The candidate will start as soon as possible and the employment contract will be for two years.
• The selected candidate will work on empirical research questions concerning actual demographic and political development in Germany.
• The research fields are: retirement decisions, pension reform evaluation, insurance options, savings behavior, provisions for long-term care, and similar questions.

Requirements:

• Applicant must hold Diplom, Master or Ph.D. or close to finishing PhD in Economics or a related field,
• Strong interest in public economics and economic policy analysis,
• Sound knowledge of advanced econometrics and causal inference methods,
• Experience in handling large micro data sets,
• Programming experience in STATA (or similar software), MatLab.
• Fluency in English is required.

Applications:

Application should be sent electronically in one single pdf file quoting reference number 05-20 to hr@mpisoc.mpg.de and rausch@mea.mpisoc.mpg.de including:

• CV,
• a cover letter detailing your research interests,
• transcript of records
• For applicants with PhD or close to finishing PhD further documents are requested:

1. a paper that best describes your research and
2. a list of publications ( if available) and
3. a list of references