Research Economist - 6MONTH FTC Birmingham, UK £52,000pa Full time, 6-month fixed term contract + Hybrid working
Our client is looking for a research economist to join their team based in Birmingham for 6months. The role involves contributing to a project aimed at endorsing an accounting standard in the UK. As part of the endorsement of accounting standards, the UKEB needs to conduct an assessment of costs and benefits to business, as well as an assessment of wider economic effects. The project is the endorsement of IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements, a standard aimed at enhancing the structure of the income statement and providing investors with additional disclosures relating to performance measures.
Key Responsibilities
1. Providing input into the development of two surveys (one to companies preparing accounts, the other one to investors) aimed at collecting data for a cost/benefit analysis.
2. Assisting with the distribution of the two surveys.
3. Assisting with relevant engagement with stakeholders (1-2-1 interviews, other engagement) to bolster the quantitative survey results.
4. Supporting the economics team leader in the analysis of the survey data and in the estimation of market-wide costs for preparers, including through the estimation of econometric models.
5. Possibly assisting the economics team with...