Economist Macro and Economic Insights
Plaid is a financial data network and fintech infrastructure company that helps people securely connect financial accounts to digital financial services.
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About Plaid Inc.
Plaid provides developer infrastructure and financial tools for account connectivity, financial data access, bank payments, identity verification, AML monitoring, credit and underwriting, and fraud prevention. Its network supports thousands of fintech companies and more than 12,000 financial institutions across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
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About the Role
You will own applied economic research from question framing and data preparation through validation and written communication. You will develop reproducible analytical workflows, apply econometric and time-series methods, assess data quality and uncertainty, and present useful findings to technical and nontechnical audiences.
Requirements
- PhD in economics or a related empirical field, or a Master's degree plus 4+ years of relevant applied experience
- Empirical training in applied macroeconomics, household or behavioral finance, fintech, or financial regulation
- Proficiency in Python and SQL
- Experience independently analyzing large complex datasets and building reproducible analytical workflows
- Strong econometric and time-series modeling skills
- Excellent writing for non-academic audiences
- Ability to explain and defend methods, findings, and limitations
- Sound research judgment and ability to communicate uncertainty
Responsibilities
- Investigate economic questions and trends through empirical research
- Develop reliable measures and reproducible workflows using large complex datasets
- Evaluate findings against research and public benchmarks
- Assess data quality, representativeness, uncertainty, and limitations
- Apply econometric and time-series methods to test hypotheses and assess robustness
- Write research briefs and present findings to technical and nontechnical audiences
- Partner across research, data science, and the business to identify useful questions and inform decisions
Benefits
- Equity
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)