- Position Title
- Financial Economist (Research)
- Agency
- Treasury, Departmental Offices
- Announcement Number
- 23-DO-205-DH Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, December 19, 2022 to Monday, February 27, 2023
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Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
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Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)? Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)? Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
Preferences
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Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
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Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government?
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Where did you learn about this Department of the Treasury job opportunity?
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If you were born a male after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, have you registered with the Selective Service System (select "Not applicable" if this question does not apply to you)?
Assessment 1
Basic education requirement:
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.
Examples of qualifying experience include:
1. Individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation;
2. Supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or
3. Teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems.
Experience in related fields that did not involve the use and understanding of economic principles and theories may not be used as qualifying experience for these positions. Special attention on this point should be given to certain types of work that may or may not have provided professional economic experience. The following examples of work require special care in such determinations: economic statistics; industrial surveys; management of individual business enterprises, including farms; industrial planning; writing or editorial work in economic subjects; and financial market analysis.
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.
Examples of qualifying experience include:
1. Individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation;
2. Supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or
3. Teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems.
Experience in related fields that did not involve the use and understanding of economic principles and theories may not be used as qualifying experience for these positions. Special attention on this point should be given to certain types of work that may or may not have provided professional economic experience. The following examples of work require special care in such determinations: economic statistics; industrial surveys; management of individual business enterprises, including farms; industrial planning; writing or editorial work in economic subjects; and financial market analysis.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Do you meet the basic education requirements or the combination of education and experience requirements described above?
Specialized experience for the GS-14: You must have at least one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-13 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
- Experience providing authoritative advice on proposed tax legislation and economic provisions; AND
- Experience conducting economic analysis and studies, in fields such as public finance and tax policy issues; AND
- Experience developing models to analyze tax policy issues and produce revenue estimates and receipts forecasts, using micro-simulation, econometric and other statistical techniques; AND
- Experience performing a wide range of applied microeconomic research, in fields such as public finance and tax policy issues; AND
- Experience preparing analytical research findings for Congressional testimony.
- Experience providing authoritative advice on proposed tax legislation and economic provisions; AND
- Experience conducting economic analysis and studies, in fields such as public finance and tax policy issues; AND
- Experience developing models to analyze tax policy issues and produce revenue estimates and receipts forecasts, using micro-simulation, econometric and other statistical techniques; AND
- Experience performing a wide range of applied microeconomic research, in fields such as public finance and tax policy issues; AND
- Experience preparing analytical research findings for Congressional testimony.
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For the GS14 grade, which of the following best describes your experience?
Specialized experience for the GS-13: You must have at least one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
- Experience conducting economic analysis and studies, in fields such as public finance and tax policy issues; AND
- Experience developing models to analyze tax policy issues and produce revenue estimates and receipts forecasts, using micro-simulation, econometric and other statistical techniques; AND
- Experience performing a wide range of applied microeconomic research, in fields such as public finance and tax policy issues; AND
- Experience presenting the results of such analyses, studies, and research, both orally and in writing, to a variety of audiences.
- Experience conducting economic analysis and studies, in fields such as public finance and tax policy issues; AND
- Experience developing models to analyze tax policy issues and produce revenue estimates and receipts forecasts, using micro-simulation, econometric and other statistical techniques; AND
- Experience performing a wide range of applied microeconomic research, in fields such as public finance and tax policy issues; AND
- Experience presenting the results of such analyses, studies, and research, both orally and in writing, to a variety of audiences.
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For the GS13 grade, which of the following best describes your experience?
Specialized experience for the GS-12: You must have at least one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
- Experience conducting economic analysis and studies, in fields such as public finance and tax policy issues; AND
- Experience performing a wide range of applied microeconomic research, in fields such as public finance and tax policy issues; AND
- Experience presenting the results of such analyses, studies, and research, both orally and in writing, to a variety of audiences.
- Experience conducting economic analysis and studies, in fields such as public finance and tax policy issues; AND
- Experience performing a wide range of applied microeconomic research, in fields such as public finance and tax policy issues; AND
- Experience presenting the results of such analyses, studies, and research, both orally and in writing, to a variety of audiences.
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For the GS12 grade, which of the following best describes your experience?
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Which of the following describes your education?
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Which statistical software/programing languages are you proficient in (select all that apply)?
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If you answered Other, please describe. (If you did not answer "Other" please answer with "NA")
(limit 250 characters)
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Which of the following best describes your experience in developing new econometric models of individual or firm behavior?
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Which of the following best describes your experience in utilizing data sets to analyze tax or other public policies?
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Which of the following best describes your experience completing research papers?
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Which of the following best describes your experience in simulating the impact of public policy options?
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Select all responses that apply to your experience analyzing and interpreting data using your knowledge of economics, research and statistical software to perform one or more of the following activities. (Your application or resume must reflect this experience, and you should be prepared to explain your answer further, upon request.)
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Which of the following best describes your experience presenting economic policy analysis to colleagues?
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Which of the following describes your professional experience? You may include research and analysis conducted in the course of obtaining a professional degree.