Economist

Specialisations: Development Finance Project Analyst, Resource Economist, Health Economist, Taxation Economist, Price Economist, Economic Consultant, Economic Advisor, Economic Analyst, Micro-economist, Agricultural Economist, Economic Forecaster, Macro-economist, Mineral Economist, Small Business Economist, Environmental Economist, Research Economist, Industrial Economist, Financial Economist, Econometrician, Labour Market Economist, Merger Analyst

• Forecasting changes in the economic environment for short-term budgeting, long-term planning and investment evaluation
• Forecasting production and consumption of specific products and services based on records of past production and consumption and general economic and industry-specific conditions
• Examining problems related to the economic activities of individual companies
• for goods and services, to assess market potential and future trends and to develop business strategies
• Compiling, analyzing and interpreting economic data using economic theory and a variety of statistical and other techniques;
• Applying mathematical formulae and statistical techniques and apply to test economic theories and devise solutions to economic problems;
• Monitoring economic data to assess the effectiveness, and advise on the appropriateness, of monetary and fiscal policies;
• Preparing scholarly papers and reports
• Evaluating the outcome of political decisions concerning public economy and finances and advising on economic policy and possible courses of action in the light of past, present and projected economic factors and trends
• Analyzing factors that determine labour force participation, employment, wages, unemployment and other labour market outcomes
• Preparing forecasts of income and expenditure, interest rates and exchange rates
• Conducting research on market conditions in local, regional or national areas to set sales and pricing levels