Job Title:

Associate Economics Analyst, United States (U.S.)

Overview:

Overview
• The Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) is an economics lab powering scale at Mastercard by owning economic thought leadership in support of Mastercard’s efforts to build a more inclusive and sustainable digital economy
• MEI was launched in 2020 to analyze economic trends through the lens of the consumer to deliver tailored and actionable insights on economic issues for customers, partners and policymakers
• The Institute is composed of a team of economists and data scientists that utilize & synthesize the anonymized and aggregated data from the Mastercard network together with public data to bring powerful insights to life, in the form of 1:1 presentation, global thought leadership, media participation, and commercial work through the company’s product suites
About the Role
We are looking for an economic analyst to engage in on-soil data analytics and economic research for the European region. This individual will report to the Manager, Economist, U.S., and will have the following responsibilities:
• Support client and stakeholder engagements for MEI across U.S.
• Support collaboration with external clients, academic institutions, and industry partners.
• Develop and test hypotheses at the intersection of economics and retail and commerce. Assist in structuring work at the stream or small project level.
• Identify creative analyses and develop proprietary diagnostic indices by analyzing large and complex datasets, including big data and macroeconomic data
• Generate initial insights to help create effective, impactful, and quality-assured storylines and visuals at the stream or small project level.
• Synthesize analyses into clear, sound recommendations. Outline and help write reports and draft client presentations at the work stream or project level.
• Enhance existing products and partner with internal stakeholders to create new solutions.
• Proactively seek new knowledge and structure project work to facilitate the capture of intellectual capital with minimal oversight
• Actively participate in new solution development and support thought leadership activities by building knowledge, know-how, and best practices related to R&C economic research; share and leverage to continuously improve quality and productivity.

All About You
• Bachelor's degree in Economics (preferred), Statistics, or Mathematics.
• Proficiency in SQL and data visualizations
• Ability to think critically and problem solve, willingness to learn
• Excellent communication
• Expertise in R, Python, or other major programming language is essential
• Experience using data visualization tools like Tableau / Power BI.
• Knowledge of JavaScript for visualization is a plus.
• Proficiency in key econometric and statistical techniques such as predictive modeling, logistic regression, survival analysis, time series modeling, design of experiments, decision trees, and data mining methods desirableTo find US Salary Ranges, visit People Place. Under the Compensation tab, select "Salary Structures." Within the text of "Salary Structures," click on the link "salary structures 2025," through which you will be able to access the salary ranges for each Mastercard job family. For more information regarding US benefits, visit People Place and review the Benefits tab and the Time Off & Leave tab.