The Congressional Research Service (CRS) Job Opportunity

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is now accepting applications for 4 economists to provide objective, nonpartisan research, analysis and consultation to the United States Congress.  Interested applicants must either apply online via our website (www.loc.gov/crsinfo) or call (202) 707-5627 to request an applicant job kit.  All applications must be received by August 27, 2002.  Details are as follows:  

Analyst in Economics (vacancy #020155) - 2 positions:  These positions will focus on financial institutions and markets and/or macroeconomic policy, specifically issues relating to government-owned, -sponsored, -insured, and -regulated financial institutions and markets; effects of federal regulation in capital and insurance markets; and/or economic policy implications of governmental financial regulation, global financial and economic integration, business cycles, and technological change.  

Analyst in Public Finance (vacancy #020156) - 2 positions:  These positions will focus on the federal tax system and federal government finance, including their implications for state and local finance.  Specific issues could include the effects of federal tax proposals on equity, economic efficiency, and tax simplicity; the implications of targeted versus across-the-board tax cuts; comparison of the current income tax system with a proposed consumption tax system; implications of alternative approaches to structural tax problems; implications of alternative business tax structures on investment, growth, and tax compliance; management of the public debt during a period of budget surplus or deficit; and the effects of proposed federal tax changes on the finances of state and local governments.

Starting salary for these positions is at the GS-12 level ($55,694 - $72,400); promotion potential is to the GS-15 level ($92,060 - $119,682).  All four positions require a degree in economics or an equivalent combination of education and experience.  CRS is the public policy research arm of the United States Congress.