Managing Economist (AEA 2026)

Berkeley Research Group•Washington DC, DC

19d•$200,000 - $260,000

About The Position

BRG experts combine a deep understanding of actual market behavior with relevant economic theory and sound empirical research and data analysis to help our clients solve complex litigation problems. Your experience at BRG will be different to that of other consulting firms. We are committed to developing our PhD candidates in-house through both senior staff and expert mentoring and training programs. Our economists benefit by working in a highly collaborative office environment in Washington, DC, Los Angeles, and New York City. Recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Management Consulting Firms, we have ranked as a Top Economics Consultancy by Global Competition Review for the Eleventh Consecutive year. BRG Economic, Disputes, & Investigations (EDI) has consistently grown year over year. With that growth comes new opportunities for this year’s job market candidates interested in becoming an expert in their field and solving complex litigation and consulting matters. We need highly intelligent Economists, Financial Economists, and/or Econometricians that want to address real-world applied economics questions, including in the areas of Antitrust, Intellectual Property, and Finance. This position requires a highly motivated problem solver with robust analytical ability, strong organizational and writing skills, and a desire to collaborate as an integral part of our project teams. Ideal candidates will have prior experience and/or a deep interest in litigation or economic consulting. The work will involve both execution and oversight of engagement work streams that may be either quantitative or qualitative in nature, with responsibilities to include design of economic, statistical, and financial analysis, modeling of financial data and markets, management of existing client relationships, development and presentation of client deliverables, management of junior staff, quality control, industry research, and expansion of business. This position offers advancement opportunities within a rapidly growing expert services and consulting firm.

Requirements

Ph.D. degree in Economics with research focus in empirical I/O, applied economics, microeconomics, econometrics, finance, labor from a reputable university
Experience in application of econometric modeling techniques
Keen interest in economic, statistical, or financial analysis and research
Strong record of technical expertise through past publications that you have authored
Proven capability with MS Excel and analytical software/relational database program(s) (e.g., SAS, Stata, MS SQL Server, R, SPSS)
Excellent communication, critical thinking, analytical and proven leadership skills

Nice To Haves

Prior intern or work experience in Antitrust, Financial Economics, Securities, Capital Markets would be beneficial
A desire to expand on those capabilities