This position is located at Departmental Offices,Tax Policy. As a Financial Economist (Research), you will organize research projects, conduct economic studies, and prepare briefings and reports relating to the preparation of the President's Budget, the formulation of Administration sponsored revenue proposals, and the analysis of Congressional legislative proposals and enacted tax statutes.

Duties

As a Financial Economist (Research), you will: Perform expert economic analysis of existing and proposed Federal tax policies for the Secretary of the Treasury, the President, the Congress, and the public. Advise in the formulation of Administration tax proposals, assess major Congressional tax proposals, and assist in the implementation of enacted tax legislation. Conduct research projects, and prepare analyses and evaluations of specific developments and proposals relating to taxes and develop models to analyze the economic consequences of tax proposals. Analyze proposals such as changes in tax rates, changes in the measurement of taxable income, introduction of alternative tax provisions to modify economic behaviors, and modifications of technical provisions of the Federal tax code and regulations. Project consequences of such proposals for conditions such as investment, savings, distribution of income, and Federal tax receipts.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: For the GS-15, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: Experience independently 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.

Education

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.

Contacts

• Address Tax Policy Administrative Resource Center Parkersburg, WV 26101 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-7300
• Email: [email protected]