This is a remote, project-based role for economics professionals with 1–3 years of experience. You’ll complete work similar to what you’d do in applied economics, econometrics, policy analysis, or data analytics roles - using real datasets to build models, run causal and statistical analyses, and generate clear insights. Projects run over the next 2–3 weeks, are fully asynchronous, and are assigned on a project-by-project basis, with an expected commitment of 10–20 hours per week for the projects you accept.

This role offers highly competitive pay, exposure to real-world data problems, and a strong opportunity to strengthen your resume.

Responsibilities

- Support economic analysis and modeling for a range of real-world business and policy questions
- Build empirical models using econometric and statistical methods (e.g., regression, panel data, causal inference)
- Improve model quality through thoughtful variable construction, robustness checks, and sensitivity analysis
- Document methodologies, assumptions, and analytical choices clearly and rigorously

Required Qualifications

- 1–3 years of professional experience in economics, econometrics,



policy analysis, or a related quantitative field
- Master’s degree in Economics, Econometrics, Public Policy, or a related quantitative field
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently on technical tasks
- At least 1 first author publication or first-author equivalent work

Preferred Qualifications

- TA’d courses in causal inference, econometrics, and other statistics classes involving programming, applied machine learning, and empirical analysis.

Why apply
- Flexible Time Commitment – Work on your schedule while gaining valuable experience
- Startup Exposure – Work directly with an early-stage Y Combinator-backed company, gaining hands-on experience that sets you apart
- Fantastic Pay & Growth Opportunities – project based pay starts at est. $60/hour and can go up to $100/hour
- Portfolio Building - Gain experience with cutting-edge problems and techniques
- Professional Growth - Sharpen your skills on wide-ranging, challenging datasets and models

📌 Economics Expert (Canada)
🏢 AfterQuery
📍 Canada