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Research Scientist - Economist

Microsoft· Research Sciences
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Redmond, WA, Mountain View, CA$102.1k - $202.2kfull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior Researcher in Microsoft’s Office of the Chief Economist within Monetization and Business Planning. Focus on academic-quality economics research with real-world impact, collaborating with economists and data scientists on high-impact projects in a supportive research environment.

Responsibilities

  • Research economists work closely with Corporate Vice President, Chief Economist, and the team of economists and data scientists on high-impact projects in a supportive research environment.
  • Topic areas include advertising effectiveness, media economics, market design, electricity, cloud marketplaces, search auctions, optimal pricing contracts, retail product competition, scalable demand estimation, structural demand estimation, machine learning for both prediction and causal inference, optimal capacity investment, economics of subscriptions, and other applied theory.
  • Successful candidates should drive their own agenda as well as work with the broader team.

Qualifications

  • Master's Degree in relevant field AND 1+ year(s) related economic research experience OR Bachelor's Degree in relevant field AND 2+ years related economic research experience
  • Equivalent experience.

Skills

Required:R or PythonEconometrics
Nice to have:Experience with academic publishing

Benefits

  • Benefits and other compensation may apply. See benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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