Senior Economist, Litigation and Regulatory Economics
About the role
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Next: "If you're an economist with a passion for the current legal and policy debate, strong practical judgment and creative problem-solving skills, a love of communicating economic ideas to non-technical audiences, a knack for distilling data and economic models into key insights, and a track record of delivering results fast, we want to talk to you!" That's more like qualifications/skills. Could go under Skills or Requirements.
Then "Internal Job Description Basic qualifications PhD in Economics or closely related field Preferred Qualifications 5+ years of economic consulting, regulatory, or policy-relevant experience. Significant economic consulting, regulatory, or policy-relevant experience Broad experience consulting on international competition litigation and regulatory issues, including in emerging economies. Multilingual verbal and written communications skills. Strong background in program evaluation methods, empirical industrial organization methods, applications to business problems, and/or big data. Ability to work in a fast-paced business environment. Strong research track record. Preferred specialties in applied micro or empirical IO, but behavioral economists and generalists with significant competition experience are also encouraged to apply. Familiarity with government data sources. Familiarity with Internet, software, and/or media industries and the legal and regulatory environment in which they operate. Exceptional verbal and written communications skills. Basic Qualifications PhD in economics or equivalent Preferred Qualifications Experience in analytics and applied economics Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems Experience in building statistical models using R, Python, STATA, or a related software Experience in industry, consulting, government or academic research 5+ years of economic consulting, regulatory, or policy-relevant experience."
That's a lot of repeated content. We need to extract unique qualifications: PhD in Economics or closely related field (or equivalent). 5+ years of economic consulting, regulatory, or policy-relevant experience. Significant experience (maybe duplicate). Broad experience consulting on international competition litigation and regulatory issues, including emerging economies. Multilingual verbal and written communications skills. Strong background in program evaluation methods, empirical industrial organization methods, applications to business problems, and/or big data. Ability to work in fast-paced business environment. Strong research track record. Preferred specialties in applied micro or empirical IO, but behavioral economists and generalists with significant competition experience also encouraged. Familiarity with government data sources. Familiarity with Internet, software, and/or media industries and the legal and regulatory environment. Exceptional verbal and written communications skills. Experience in analytics and applied economics. Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems. Experience in building statistical models using R, Python, STATA, or related software. Experience in industry, consulting, government or academic research.
We can combine into Requirements (basic) and Preferred Qualifications (preferred). But we have only sections: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. Could treat Requirements as basic qualifications, Qualifications as preferred qualifications, Skills as specific skills (e.g., multilingual, R/Python, etc.). However we need to avoid duplication.
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for preferred qualifications: 5+ years of economic consulting, regulatory, or policy-relevant experience; broad experience consulting on international competition litigation and regulatory issues, including emerging economies; strong background in program evaluation methods, empirical industrial organization methods, applications to business problems, and/or big data; ability to work in fast-paced business environment; strong research track record; preferred specialties in applied micro or empirical IO (behavioral economists and generalists with significant competition experience also encouraged); familiarity with government data sources; familiarity with Internet, software, and/or media industries and the legal and regulatory environment; experience in analytics and applied economics; experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems; experience in building statistical models using R, Python, STATA, or related software; experience in industry, consulting, government or academic research; multilingual verbal and written communications skills; exceptional verbal and written communications skills. But we also have Skills section maybe for specific technical skills: R, Python, STATA, etc. However we already included those in qualifications. Could still have Skills: multilingual communication, statistical modeling (R/Python/STATA), data analysis, etc. But to avoid thin sections, maybe combine into Qualifications and Skills. We also have Benefits: description includes comprehensive benefits: health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Also mention sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Also base salary range listed for locations. Pay: base salary range: USA, CA, Culver City - 159,200.00 - 215,300.00 USD annually; USA, VA, Arlington - same; USA, WA, SEATTLE - same. So we can include Pay section with those ranges. Schedule: not mentioned. No schedule info. So we should not create Schedule section. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay. We need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID. We must remove boilerplate: EEO, LA County specifics, accommodation link, etc. Also remove "Internal Job Description" heading? We'll incorporate content. We must preserve all substantive information; not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all details from responsibilities, qualifications, benefits, pay. We need to format as HTML fragment: usefor section headings,
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for prose. We must not include markdown code fences. Let's craft. First, About the role paragraph: combine the two sentences: "Want to help Amazon tell its customer-centric story around the world and work in a highly cross-functional environment with economists, lawyers, scientists, public policy, public relations, and business teams? If yes, keep reading! You'll join a team of economists, engineers, and lawyers to develop economic analysis and evidence supporting legal and regulatory matters across all our lines of business worldwide—including retail, marketplace services, AWS, consumer experience, shopping and search, and operations. In this role, you will have exposure to complex regulatory issues that are of high strategic importance to the company and will develop significant expertise on the economics of Amazon’s business operations and the industries in which it operates." We can keep as is. Second, Responsibilities list: - Provide data-driven guidance on high-stakes legal and regulatory questions facing Amazon worldwide - Collaborate with economists, scientists, engineers, and non-technical partners on high-impact projects with global scope - Partner with global public policy teams to apply economic analyses to current policy debates on competition, AI, and related issues - Engage with external stakeholders to drive deeper understanding of Amazon’s business model and the value it develops for the economy - Support requests for economic analyses and data in ongoing regulatory and litigation matters worldwide - Synthesize business facts and data into compelling economic narratives, translating complex findings into actionable insights - Advise stakeholders across Amazon on a broad spectrum of complex and often novel economic issues - Conduct, direct, and coordinate all phases of research projects—defining key questions, evaluating methodology, executing analysis, and communicating results Third, Requirements (basic qualifications): PhD in Economics or closely related field (or equivalent). Could phrase: "PhD in Economics or closely related field." We could also note "Basic qualifications PhD in Economics or closely related field" and "Basic Qualifications PhD in economics or equivalent". So we can state: "PhD in Economics or closely related field (or equivalent)." Fourth, Qualifications (preferred qualifications): list items: - 5+ years of economic consulting, regulatory, or policy-relevant experience - Broad experience consulting on international competition litigation and regulatory issues, including in emerging economies - Multilingual verbal and written communications skills - Strong background in program evaluation methods, empirical industrial organization methods, applications to business problems, and/or big data - Ability to work in a fast-paced business environment - Strong research track record - Preferred specialties in applied micro or empirical IO, but behavioral economists and generalists with significant competition experience are also encouraged to apply - Familiarity with government data sources - Familiarity with Internet, software, and/or media industries and the legal and regulatory environment in which they operate - Exceptional verbal and written communications skills - Experience in analytics and applied economics - Experience in developing and executing an analytic vision to solve business-relevant problems - Experience in building statistical models using R, Python, STATA, or a related software - Experience in industry, consulting, government or academic research Note: Some items duplicate (multilingual, exceptional verbal/written). We can keep both but maybe combine: "Multilingual and exceptional verbal and written communications skills." But we must preserve all substantive information; we can combine without losing info. It's okay to rephrase as long as we keep meaning. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." Combining similar items is not summarizing away detail; it's consolidating. Should be fine. Fifth, Skills: maybe we can list specific technical skills: statistical modeling using R, Python, STATA; data analysis; economic modeling; etc. But we already have those in qualifications. Could still have Skills section for "Statistical modeling (R, Python, STATA), data analysis, economic modeling, program evaluation." However to avoid thin sections, maybe we skip Skills and put those under Qualifications. But the instruction says we can include sections only when posting has real specific content. It does not require us to use all possible sections. So we can omit Skills if we think it's covered elsewhere. However we have a separate "Skills" heading in the list of allowed headings; we can choose not to include it if no specific content beyond what's already captured. The posting does mention "Strong background in program evaluation methods, empirical industrial organization methods, applications to business problems, and/or big data." and "Experience in building statistical models using R, Python, STATA, or a related software." Those are skills. Could be placed under Skills. But we already have them under Qualifications. To avoid duplication, we could move them to Skills and keep Qualifications for experience/education. Let's decide. We have Requirements (education), Qualifications (experience), Skills (technical). That seems reasonable. Thus: Requirements: PhD in Economics or closely related field (or equivalent). Qualifications: list of experience-based preferences: 5+ years economic consulting, regulatory, or policy-relevant experience; broad experience consulting on international competition litigation and regulatory issues, including emerging economies
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