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Research Professional

Sponsoring researcher: Richard Hornbeck
Sponsoring institution: The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Fields of research: Microeconomics, history of economics
Deadline: October 16

Research Professional
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Predoctoral Fellow

Sponsoring researchers: Raj Chetty (Harvard), John Friedman (Harvard/Brown), and Nathan Hendren (Harvard/MIT)
Sponsoring institution: Opportunity Insights
Fields of research: Economics, Public Economics, Public Policy, Big Data, Statistics, Economic Mobility, Labor Markets, Econometrics, Education, Social Capital
Deadline: Thursday, October 1, 2026

Predoctoral Fellow
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Research Professional

Sponsoring Researcher: Eric Budish
Sponsoring Institution: The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Fields of research: Microeconomics, Finance, Market Design
Deadline: October 5, 2026, then rolling

Research Professional
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Research Analyst

Sponsoring researchers: Multiple
Institution: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Fields of research: Finance, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Labor, Public Policy, Statistics and Econometrics
Deadline: September 14, 2026

Research Analyst
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Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant

Sponsoring researchers: Joseph Gyourko, Todd Sinai, Fernando Ferreira, Maisy Wong, Ben Keys, Nina Harari, Sophie Calder-Wang
Sponsoring institution: University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School
Fields of research: Applied Microeconomics, real estate, urban economics, household finance, public finance, industrial organization, development
Deadline: Rolling

Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant
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Research Assistant

Sponsoring researchers: Various scholars in the Economic Studies program (see job posting for details)
Sponsoring institution: Brookings Institution
Fields of research: Economic history, Education, Finance, Health, Labor, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Public Economics
Deadline: October 16, 2026

Research Assistant
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Research Professional

Sponsoring researchers: Josh Gottlieb, Maggie Shi, Zarek Brot, Matt Notowidigdo 
Institution: Becker Friedman Institute, University of Chicago
Field of research: Health economics
Deadline: Rolling

Research Professional
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Lab Manager

Sponsoring researchers: Dr.Hilary Barth and Dr. Andrea Patalano
Institution: Wesleyan University
Field of research: Behavioral science
Deadline: First review on August 28th, then rolling

Lab Manager
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Research Professional

Sponsoring researchers: Peter Ganong, Pascal Noel
Sponsoring institution: The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Fields of research: Public economics, household finance, inequality, labor, macroeconomics, fiscal policy, behavioral economics, urban economics
Deadline: First review on 9/15/26, then rolling

Research Professional
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Research Associate

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Rembrand Koning (HBS AI Institute, Tech For All Lab)
Sponsoring Institution:
Harvard Business School
Fields of Research: AI & Entrepreneurship
Deadline: Rolling

Research Associate
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Full-Time Researcher (Finance)

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Finance Area
Sponsoring Institutions:
 HKU Business School
Fields of Research: The research area may cover all subfields of finance, including asset pricing, corporate finance, household finance, macro finance, international finance, and fintech.
Deadline: Review of applications will commence as soon as possible and continue until the post is filled.
Start Date: September 2026

Full-Time Researcher (Finance)
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Research Associate

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Principal Investigator (PI), Dr. Matt Kraft
Sponsoring Institution(s): Annenberg Institute, Brown University
Project Scope: The Research Associate will work directly with Dr. Matt Kraft to advance a range of ongoing research projects related to the teacher labor market and teacher compensation reforms.
Fields: Labor economics, education
Deadline: Rolling
Visa: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Research Associate
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Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Pinar Yildirim, Marketing & Economics Department, The Wharton School & UPenn; Jessie Handbury, Real Estate Department, The Wharton School
Sponsoring Institution: The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
Fields of Research: The job will involve research in applied microeconomics, focusing on projects on the digital economy, transportation and urban economics, and industrial organization.
Deadline: Applications will be reviewed immediately and until the position is filled.

Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow
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Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Primary investigators (PIs) on impact evaluations
Sponsoring Institution:
The Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) at the University of Notre Dame
Project Scope: The Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) is a research center dedicated to reducing poverty and improving lives in the United States through evidence-based programs and policies.
Deadline: Please submit your cover letter and resume no later than 11:59 PM EST on Tuesday, June 30th.

Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant
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Collective Lab Technician

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Dr. Sylvanna Vargas
Sponsoring Institution: Collective Lab, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University (SDSU)
Fields of Research: Psychology, public health, digital health, or general research focused on youth mental health and related areas.
Deadline: Apply by June 7th, 2026 to ensure full consideration. Applications submitted after this date will be reviewed on an as-needed basis, and the position will remain open until filled.

Collective Lab Technician
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Development and Experimental Economics Research Fellow (Tobin Pre-Doc)

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Professor Rohini Pande, Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics, Director of the Economic Growth Center and Inclusion Economics at Yale University, and Maria Kogelnik, Economics Lecturer and Associate Research Scientist
Sponsoring Institution: Economic Growth Center and Inclusion Economics; Tobin Center for Economic Growth, Yale University
Field(s) of Research: International development, gender, labor, and experimental/behavioral economics
Deadline: Rolling

Development and Experimental Economics Research Fellow (Tobin Pre-Doc)
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Research Associate (Gender Portfolio) – Inclusion Economics India Centre

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Research Managers & Principal Investigators
Sponsoring Institution: Inclusion Economics India Centre (IEIC)
Project Scope: The project focuses on understanding general equilibrium effects of increasing women’s labour force participation by giving women more control on their MGNREGS earning at scale on prices, wages, labor force participation and norms around women’s work.
Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Location: Bhopal, India

Research Associate (Gender Portfolio) – Inclusion Economics India Centre
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Research Scientist

Sponsoring Institution: NYU Stern’s DHL Initiative on Globalization
Fields of Research: This role will focus on measuring and analyzing the development of globalization based on country-level and firm-level data.
Deadline: Rolling

Research Scientist
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Junior Research Scientist (Prof. Ursu & Prof. Liu)

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Raluca Ursu & Xiao Liu
Sponsoring Institution: NYU Stern School of Business Marketing Department
Fields of Research: Economics, Statistics, Marketing, Finance, Computer Science, Mathematics, Operations Research, Machine Learning, Physics
Deadline: July 16, 2026
Visa: While we cannot explicitly promise a successful visa sponsorship to any applicant, we are willing and open to consider all candidates, including international students.

Junior Research Scientist (Prof. Ursu & Prof. Liu)
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Pre-Doctoral Researcher, Education

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Josh Angrist, Parag Pathak
Sponsoring Institution: Blueprint Labs, MIT
Fields of Research: Economics, Education
Deadline: Rolling with priority deadline of August 2, 2026 at 11:59pm ET.
Visa: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship and applicants must have US work authorization by the start of employment.

Pre-Doctoral Researcher, Education
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Pre-Doctoral Researcher, Workforce

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Daron Acemoglu, David Autor, Simon Johnson
Sponsoring Institution: Blueprint Labs, MIT
Fields of Research: Economics, Workforce/Labor, Education
Deadline: Rolling with priority deadline of August 2, 2026 at 11:59pm ET.
Visa: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship and applicants must have US work authorization by the start of employment.

Pre-Doctoral Researcher, Workforce
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Pre-Doc in Applied AI

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Anya Samek & Erik Johnson
Sponsoring Institution: University of California, San Diego Rady School of Management
Fields of Research: Data Science and Tech Innovation, Urban, Artificial Intelligence
Deadline/First Review Date: Rolling

Pre-Doc in Applied AI
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Junior Research Analyst

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Marketing Department
Sponsoring Institution: NYU Stern School of Business
Fields of Research: Economics, Statistics, Marketing, Finance, Computer Science, Mathematics, Operations Research, Machine Learning, Physics
Deadline: June 1, 2026
Visa: While we cannot explicitly promise a successful visa sponsorship to any applicant, we are willing and open to consider all candidates, including international students.

Junior Research Analyst
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EPA Fellowship in Environmental Economics

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Heather Klemick
Sponsoring Institution:
Environmental Protection Agency National Center for Environmental Economics
Fields of Research:
Economics, Environmental, Labor, Microeconomics, Public Economics, Statistics and Econometrics
Deadline:
Deadline is June 18, 2026, but we will review applications on a rolling basis and encourage submission of applications by June 2.
Start Date: August 17, 2026. All start dates are flexible and vary depending on numerous factors.
Visa: This opportunity is available to U.S. citizens only.

EPA Fellowship in Environmental Economics
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Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow in Economics

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Professors Barbara Biasi (Yale SOM), Song Ma (Yale SOM), and Professor Zhengren Zhu (Vassar College)
Sponsoring Institution: Yale School of Management
Fields of Research: Projects in applied microeconomics, with a focus on higher education, skills, and labor-market outcomes.
Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; shortlisted candidates will be contacted to schedule an interview.
Start Date: July or August 2026

Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow in Economics
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Junior/Assistant/Associate Specialist

Sponsoring Institution: The California Policy Lab (CPL)
Fields of Research: The Research Assistant/Associate (campus title: Junior/Assistant/Associate Specialist) is a critical member of CPL research teams working on policy issues such as criminal justice, education, employment, health, and the social safety net.
Deadline: Tuesday, Jun 30, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Junior/Assistant/Associate Specialist
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Pre-Doctoral Researcher

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Awa Ambra Seck and Natalia Garbiras Díaz (Harvard Business School)
Sponsoring Institution: Harvard Business School
Fields of Research: Empirical research projects in applied economics and political economy
Deadline: May 18, 2026. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview and a skill test.
Start Date: July 1, 2026

Pre-Doctoral Researcher
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Research Specialist II

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Matthew Desmond (PI)
Sponsoring Institution:
The Eviction Lab at Princeton University
Fields of Research:
Sociology, housing inequality research, poverty research
Deadline:
Rolling review

Research Specialist II
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Research Assistant II

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Ashwini Ashokkumar
Sponsoring Institution:
We-Search Lab at Harvard University
Fields of Research:
Psychology; politics; natural language models
Deadline: 
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
Visa: Harvard University is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Research Assistant II
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IRiSS Pre-Doctoral Researchers

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Rebekah Dix, Judith Fan, Vasiliki Fouka, Michael Frank, Tishara Garg, Tobias Gerstenberg, Ian Gotlib, Kalanit Grill-Spector, David Grusky, Jeffrey Hancock, Rob Reich, Douglas Rivers, Yiqing Xu
Sponsoring Institution:
Stanford University – Institute for Research in the Social Sciences
Fields of Research: Communication, Economics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology
Application Review Dates: April 10, May 1
Special Note: This position is exempt from the hiring pause.

IRiSS Pre-Doctoral Researchers
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Junior Specialist/ Assistant Specialist

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Ulrike Malmendier
Sponsoring Institution: O'Donnell Center for Behavioral Economics - Haas School of Business
Fields of Research: Behavioral economics and finance, intersecting with topics in applied microeconomics, macro-finance, labor, and health.
Next review date: Wednesday, Apr 8, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date:
Friday, Jul 31, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Visa: While the position does not sponsor new consular H-1B visas, it does include sponsorship for STEM OPT and J-1 visas. 

Junior Specialist/ Assistant Specialist
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Data Analyst

Sponsoring Researcher(s): John Giardina, Jennifer Manne-Goehler, Emily Hyle
Sponsoring Institution:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Fields of Research: Health, Public Policy, Statistics and Econometrics, Health Decision Science, Disease Simulation Modeling
Deadline: Rolling

Data Analyst
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Pre-Doctoral Technical Associate

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Charles Angelucci, Mert Demirer, Namrata Kala, Alexey Makarin, Benjamin Vatter, Catherine Wolfram
Sponsoring Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Sloan School of Management
Fields of Research: Applied economics
Research projects will be in the fields of health economics, public economics, energy & environmental economics, political economy, and industrial organization, with empirical tools including natural experiments, randomized trials, and structural estimation.
Deadline: We will be accepting and reviewing applications on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

Pre-Doctoral Technical Associate
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Pre-Doctoral Technical Associate

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Larry Schmidt, Taha Choukhmane
Sponsoring Institution:
MIT Sloan School of Management
Fields of Research:
Asset pricing, household and consumer finance, behavioral economics, macroeconomics, and micro-econometrics
Deadline: Applications will be open till the position is filled.

Pre-Doctoral Technical Associate
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Research Assistant

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Director, Dr. Sarah Gaither in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Sponsoring Institution: Duke Identity and Diversity Lab
Fields of Research: Social Psychology (social identities, perceptions, and behavior, with both adult and child populations)
Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting March 31st (priority deadline), until filled.

Research Assistant
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Research in Applied Political Economy

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Gemma Dipoppa
Sponsoring Institution: Columbia University
Fields of Research: Applied political economy at the intersection of politics and economics, on topics of state surveillance and political violence.
Deadline: Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
Location: Remote option

Research in Applied Political Economy
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Full-Time Pre-Doc Project Manager

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Fatih Guvenen (Toronto), Luigi Pistaferri (Stanford), Gianluca Violante (Princeton)
Sponsoring Institution:
National Bureau of Economic Research; Princeton University
Fields of Research: Income Inequality, Public Policy, Economic Mobility
Deadline: April 1st, 2026

Full-Time Pre-Doc Project Manager
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Full-Time Research Assistant

NBER Sponsoring Researcher(s): Professors Matt Backus (UC Berkeley), Ashley Swanson (UW Madison), and Andrew Olenski (Lehigh- non-NBER)
Sponsoring Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Fields of Research: Applied microeconomics focusing on health care, industrial organization, productivity, and organizational economics
Deadline/First Review Date: Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Full-Time Research Assistant
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CSAP Predoc: Polarization and Inequality in the U.S. Criminal Legal System

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Allison P. Harris
Sponsoring Institution: The Center for the Study of American Politics (CSAP) Pre-Doctoral Fellows Program, Yale University
Fields of Research: Quantitative political science 
Project Scope: Projects focused on identifying polarization among criminal legal officials, examining the relationship between polarization and disparities in criminal legal outcomes, and identifying potential mitigation mechanisms.
Deadline: Rolling

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Tobin Pre-Doctoral Fellowship

Project Title: Addressing the Infrastructure Crisis: Why It Takes So Long and Costs So Much to Build in the US
Sponsoring Researcher(s):
Zach Liscow
Sponsoring Institution: Tobin Center for Economic Policy, Yale University
Fields of Research: Public economics, urban economics, labor economics, environmental economics, law and economics, and political economy
Deadline: Rolling

Tobin Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
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Research Assistant - 260000AZ

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Prof. Henry Zhang, with secondary supervision involving Prof. Victor Orestes at the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) and others
Sponsoring Institution: Department of Finance at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Fields of Research: Finance (environmental, development, macro)
Deadline: Rolling
Note: Applicants do not need to currently have work authorization in Hong Kong to be considered.

Research Assistant - 260000AZ
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Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant, Economics

Sponsoring Researchers: Faculty members in the Economics area
Sponsoring Institution: London Business School
Fields of Research: The role involves close collaboration on new and ongoing research projects. Research areas may include, but are not limited to:

  • Economic growth and productivity
  • Innovation
  • International economics and finance
  • Empirical macroeconomics
  • Empirical microeconomics

Deadline: Mar 27, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant, Economics
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Research Professional

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Professors Erin Kelley, Greg Lane, and Fiona Burlig
Sponsoring Institution(s):
Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago
Fields of Research:
Climate change; development economics; agricultural labor and markets
Deadline:
Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Expected Start Date: July 1, 2026

Research Professional
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Research Assistant

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Research Division
Sponsoring Institution:
Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute (Institute), Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Fields of Research:
Economics opportunity, labor market outcomes
Deadline:
Rolling
Expected start date will be Spring/Summer 2026

Research Assistant
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Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow in International Trade, Industrial Organization, Urban/Spatial Economics

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Professors Anaïs Galdin and Felipe Barbieri
Sponsoring Institution: The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Fields of Research: International Trade, Industrial Organization, Urban/Spatial Economics
Deadline:
Review of applications will begin in February 2026 and will continue until the position is filled.

Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow in International Trade, Industrial Organization, Urban/Spatial Economics
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Research Professional

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Emma Templeton
Sponsoring Institution: The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Fields of Research: Behavioral Science
Deadline: March 1st, rolling review

Research Professional
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Pre-Doctoral Fellow

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Professor Thomas Graeber
Sponsoring Institution:
University of Zurich
Fields of Research:
Microeconomics, Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics
Deadline:
Feb 28

Pre-Doctoral Fellow
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Empirical Researcher

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Andrew Baker, Abhay Aneja, Jonah Gelbach, Adam Badawi, Prasad Krishnamurthy, Veronica Santarosa, Manisha Padi, Emily Zhang, Ofer Eldar
Sponsoring Institution: UC Berkeley School of Law
Fields of Research: Accounting, Economic History, Statistics and Econometrics, Finance
Deadline: Mar 1, 2026

Empirical Researcher
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Behavioral Research Fellow (Pre-Doc)

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Kellogg Behavioral Lab
Sponsoring Institution:
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
Fields of Research:
Behavioral Science, Marketing, Organizational Behavior
Deadline:
Applications reviewed continuously until all positions are filled. Cover letters should include academic career goals and Kellogg faculty of interest.

Behavioral Research Fellow (Pre-Doc)
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Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant

Sponsoring Researcher(s): Professors Dmitry Taubinsky of UC Berkeley, Benjamin Lockwood of University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, and Luigi Butera of Copenhagen Business School 
Sponsoring Institution:
University of California, Berkeley
Fields of Research:
Behavioral Economics, Public Economics
Deadline:
We will review applications on a rolling basis starting February 25, with the intention of making a final hiring decision by April 25.

Pre-Doctoral Research Assistant
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Research Assistant, Retirement Security Project, Economic Studies

Sponsoring Institution: Economic Studies Program,The Brookings Institution
Fields of Research: Research topics cover a full range of public policy issues in economics, foreign policy, development, governance and metropolitan policy.
Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Job ID: 2026-3795

Research Assistant, Retirement Security Project, Economic Studies

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