Scientist I - Economic Modeling

Updated: March 06, 2024 06:15 PM GMT

International Rice Research Institute

Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

Job Purpose

The economic modeler leads the economic modeling and foresight group of the Transformative Policies and Investments unit to support decision-making on for the rice-based food systems transformation. S/he provides insights into rice markets and policy futures that are expected to be context, time and scale specific. Accordingly, the economic modeler has to conceptualize, plan, lead and conduct substantial research using partial equilibrium and/or general equilibrium economic modelling techniques to analyze possible future developments of the rice based agri-food systems globally and in various regional and national contexts. More precisely, the economic modeler carries out an analysis of major drivers that will affect rice-based food systems in the future at global, regional and national scales and in diverse contexts. The economic modeler also conducts ex-ante impact assessments of planned policy changes and ex-post evaluation of past policies. These products are intended... More Detail