Economist Position at HUD

The Economic Development and Public Finance Division (EDPFD) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is searching for an Economist. As an economist, the incumbent will: perform economic analyses and/or administer contract research on topics related to Federal, State, and local public finance; perform economic analyses and/or administer contract research related to local economic development including the analyses of the forces behind the spatial distribution of economic activity, population and housing; assist in preparing economic analyses of HUD rules as needed, review economic analyses prepared by other offices for methodolohttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifgical soundness and feasibility, and advise the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Affairs and program office officials on how proposed regulations can be altered to achieve the regulatory objective while avoiding unnecessary costs to the economy. For more information and to apply see the USA Job Posting.