anthropic

Research Economist, Economic Research

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At a Glance

Location
United States
Posted
2026-02-19T10:21:06-05:00

Key Requirements

Required Skills

Data AnalysisMachine LearningPythonSQL

Requirements

Strong track record of empirical research, particularly studies combining novel data sources and economic theory or those implementing frontier methods in causal inference and machine learning

Experience relevant to the study of AI’s impact on the economy, including:

Labor market analysis and occupational change

Task-based approaches to technological transformation

Large-scale data analysis and econometric methods

Policy-relevant economic research

Responsibilities

As an Economist at Anthropic, you will work to measure and understand AI's effects on the global economy.

You will make fundamental contributions to the development of the Anthropic Economic Index, establishing new methodologies to measure the usage, diffusion, and impact of AI throughout the economy using privacy-preserving tools and novel data sources.

You will use frontier methods in econometrics, machine learning, and structural estimation.

Such rigour will drive impact, shaping both policy discussions and product decisions as AI transforms the economy.

Our team combines rigorous empirical methods with novel measurement approaches.

We're building first-of-its-kind datasets tracking AI's impact on labor markets, productivity, and economic transformation.