Overview
The role involves contributing to analytical work on income support, redistribution, and work incentives, as well as updating and validating the OECD Tax-Benefit model.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to JAI’s analytical work on income support, redistribution and work incentives.
- Monitor and assess recent changes in the national tax-benefit systems.
- Support member countries in designing tax and benefit reforms that improve redistribution and employment outcomes.
- Review and analyse inputs from national governments on recent tax and benefit reforms and integrate relevant information into the reports of the OECD Descriptions of Tax and Benefit Systems series.
- Contribute to updating and validating the OECD Tax-Benefit model for selected countries.
- Check the accuracy of the calculations and carefully validate results with national experts.
- Use the OECD tax-Benefit model to assess tax and benefit reforms that are under discussion or design at a national level, or that have been recommended by the OECD.
- Work alongside other team members to draft OECD reports and policy briefs in the area of income support, redistribution, and work incentives.
- Contribute to the dissemination of OECD tax-benefit indicators and analytical outputs.
- Support the maintenance and development of project webpages and the TaxBEN data warehouse.
Required Experience
At least two years of professional experience in analysing tax-benefit systems and redistributive policies in the last three years. At least two years of extensive hands-on experience in tax-benefit modelling in the last three years. Proven experience in processing, managing and analysing large amount of individual-level data, including income and labour force surveys. Ability to organise and prioritise tasks. Ability to improve workflows and streamline processes.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree in economics, social science, law and economics, statistics, or another relevant field of study, with a strong foundation in quantitative analysis.
