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Basic Requirements for Economist, 0110

A. Degree: Economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR
B. Combination of education and experience: Courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

Basic Requirements for Mathematician, 1520

A. Degree: mathematics; or the equivalent of a major that included at least 24 semester hours in mathematics. OR
B. Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in mathematics (including at least 24 semester hours in mathematics), as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

The total course work in either A or B above must have included differential and integral calculus and, in addition, four advanced mathematics courses requiring calculus or equivalent mathematics courses as a prerequisite.

Basic Requirements for Statistician, 1530

Degree: that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests and measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing. OR

Combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance.

1. You must meet the minimum basic educational/experience requirements for professional Economist, Mathematician, or Statistician positions in the Federal government. Choose the answer which best describes your basic qualifications.

A. I meet the basic requirements for an Economist, 0110.

B. I meet the basic requirements for a Mathematician, 1520.

C. I meet the basic requirements for a Statistician, 1530.

D. None of the above.

Specialized experience for the Band 60, (GS 14): An applicant must have one year of specialized experience at or, equivalent to at least the Band 53 (GS-13) in the Federal service, directly related to the position to be filled and that has equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Specialized experience for this position includes:

- Writing research papers published in academic, peer-reviewed journals related to economic or topics on financial markets, financial institutions, or financial stability; AND
-Planning, conducting, and completing economic or financial research papers, not required or submitted for course requirements, using economic data or developing economic models on topics related to financial markets, financial institutions, or financial stability.

Examples of experience related to research might include:

-Applying quantitative analytical and research techniques to examine questions concerning financial markets, financial institutions, or financial stability, and writing or co-authoring papers based on that research that have been published in a relevant academic, peer-reviewed journal or a government working paper series; OR
--Serving as a subject-matter expert on issues related to the financial stability of the financial system at a government agency.

Examples that DO NOT meet the specialized experience include:

-Experience related to budgeting, corporate financial analysis, accounting, cost-benefit analysis, cost effectiveness, procurement, data management, data operations, IT management of data, operations research, marketing research, equity or fixed income or other security analysis; AND/OR
-Teaching experience below the college or university level and/or outside the fields of economics, finance, or mathematics.

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

2. Do you meet the specialized experience as listed above?

A. Yes

B. No

3. Select the ONE response of the options given that best represents your highest level of experience conducting research on the functioning of financial markets and institutions and including broad systemic risk measurement?

A. Researcher producing papers related to the functioning of financial markets or financial institutions or financial stability and published in a relevant academic, peer-reviewed journal or a government working paper series.

B. Assistant Professor of economics or finance a college or university.

C. Teaching Assistant for economics or finance course at a college or university.

D. Research Assistant for economics or finance research paper at a college or university.

E. Research Assistant for economics or finance research for an institution outside of a college or university.

F. Researcher producing papers not related to the functioning of financial markets or financial institutions or financial stability.

G. None of the above.

4. Select the ONE statement that best describes your highest level of experience in conducting research on topics related to financial stability, financial markets, or financial institutions.

A. I have authored, or co-authored multiple papers published in academic, peer-reviewed journals and/or government working paper series on those topics.

B. I have authored or co-authored a paper published in academic, peer-reviewed journals and/or government working paper series on those topics.

C. I have authored or co-authored papers intended to be published in academic, peer-reviewed journals or government working paper series on those topics.

D. I have authored or co-authored papers published or intended to be published in academic, peer-reviewed journals or government working paper series but unrelated to the functioning of financial markets or financial institutions or financial stability.

E. None of the above.

5. Select the ONE response that represents your highest level of experience in researching financial topics.

A. I have been an author on a research paper published in an academic peer-reviewed journal that examined financial stability or systemic risks.

B. I have been an author on a research paper published in a government working paper series that examined financial stability or systemic risks and not in an academic peer-reviewed journal.

C. I have served as a research assistant on a research paper published in an academic peer-reviewed journal or a government working paper series that examined topics related to financial markets or financial institutions, but not directly related to financial stability or systemic risks.

D. I have been involved in the planning and execution of case studies or policy assessments that examined financial stability or systemic risks.

E. None of the above.

6. Select the choice(s) that describe your experience in developing reports on financial markets, financial institutions, financial stability, and/or financial risk management. (Select all that apply)

A. Presenting seminars or briefings

B. Developing policy papers

C. Developing teaching/instructional aids

D. Writing investigative reports

E. Writing research papers intended for publication in a peer-reviewed journal

F. Writing post-undergraduate research papers not required or submitted for a course

G. Writing undergraduate research papers

H. None of the above

7. I have used the following economic, financial, statistical, or mathematical techniques. (Select all that apply)

A. Non-parametric tests

B. Multivariate, linear or logistic regressions

C. Time series analysis

D. Scenario simulation models

E. Dynamic programing

F. Hypothesis testing

G. Game theory or network analysis

H. None of the above

8. Select the ONE software package you have used most outside a classroom setting to conduct research on financial markets, financial institutions or risks to financial stability.

A. SAS Programs

B. R

C. MATLAB

D. MATHEMATICA

E. GAUSS

F. STATA

G. PYTHON

H. eViews

I. Microsoft Excel

J. None of the above

9. Select the ONE statement that demonstrates your highest level of experience conducting research relevant for financial system policy or regulation.

A. I have independently written or co-written a research paper published in academic peer-reviewed journals or a government working paper series that had direct implications for regulations of financial institutions or financial markets.

B. I have only independently written or co-written a research paper published in academic peer-reviewed journals or a government working paper series that did not have direct implications for regulations of financial institutions or financial markets.

C. I was a named contributor (for example as a research assistant or commenter) to a research paper published in a peer-reviewed journal pertaining to economics, finance, mathematics, or statistics.

D. I followed established policies, guidance, or procedures available in operations manuals and relied on higher level staff if I had questions. I interpreted written policies, guidance, or procedures for employees and managers with minimal direction.

E. I've conducted research pertaining to economics, finance, mathematics or statistics.

F. I do not have this type of experience.

10. What financial or economic topics do you have experience with? (Select all that apply)

A. Financial markets

B. Financial institutions

C. Macroeconomics

D. Microeconomics

E. Housing markets

F. Financial intermediation

G. Banking

H. None of the Above

11. Which of the following have you done as a routine part of your academic or work experience? (Select all that apply)

A. Established priorities among multiple projects

B. Established timelines for multiple projects

C. Established and monitored project progress

D. Met deadlines

E. Anticipated and resolved problems

F. None of the above

12. Select ONE response that best describes your experience communicating effectively.

A. I have experience providing advice and guidance on projects or programs including to management, university and conference program committees or through ad hoc referee reports.

B. I have experience presenting information to technically experienced groups, such as accomplished groups, research peers, policy groups, where there is a significant exchange of new information.

C. I have experience explaining ideas or discussing information in small group settings such as brown bag lunches and staff meetings.

D. None of the above.

13. Select ONE response that best describes your experience communicating your thoughts, ideas, and information in writing.

A. I have independently written reports or research papers describing empirical results or theoretical models.

B. I have independently drafted documents that require specialized experience of topic areas and methodology for external accomplished groups.

C. I have drafted routine documents often geared towards a general audience.

D. None of the above

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