Research Assistant
TPI is seeking a research assistant to help analyze the economics and regulation of the information, communications technology, and energy sectors. The ideal applicant should have expertise in applied microeconomics, statistics, econometrics, and policy analysis and have excellent writing and communications skills. A demonstrated interest and undergraduate or graduate training in economics is preferred. This position is ideal for candidates seeking an opportunity to learn how economic tools are applied to public policy.
This is a paid, full-time position, but an appropriate candidate could begin part-time with a commitment of at least 20 hours per week, potentially becoming full-time in the future.
Qualified applicants should submit a resume, a copy of undergraduate and any graduate transcripts, a writing sample, and references to jcreel@techpolicyinstitute.org
Google Policy Fellow Internship
The Technology Policy Institute is a think tank that focuses on the economics of innovation, technological change, and related regulation in the United States and around the world. Our mission is to advance knowledge and inform policymakers by producing independent, rigorous research and by sponsoring educational programs and conferences on major issues affecting information technology and communications policy. The Technology Policy Institute is a 501(c)(3) research and educational foundation.
Fellowship Focus Areas:
- Broadband policy: effects of public policies on investment in infrastructure and content, international comparisons of broadband policies, and spectrum policy.
- Privacy and data security: benefits and costs to consumers of online information flows, and the effects of alternative privacy policies on consumers and the development of the Internet.
- Energy policy: effects of electricity liberalization, and implications of information and communications technology for grid management and energy conservation.
- Competition policy: the effects of competition policy (e.g., antitrust) on innovative, high-tech sectors.
- Internet governance: how accountability, organizational structure, and regulatory policy affect development of the Internet globally.
- High-skilled immigration: effects on economic growth and productivity, international trade and outsourcing, worker displacement and federal finances.
- Health Information Technology: costs and benefits of investment in health IT, barriers to adoption, standards, and privacy.