The staff of the Joint Committee on
Taxation seeks one or more research assistants in economics to assist staff
economists on a project to merge multiple large data sets. The task is to merge a data set of approximately
680,000 observations to corporate, partnership and S corporation tax return
data. An imperfect identifier exists for some matches; thus a certain amount of
the matching can be accomplished through statistical software. Another
percentage will likely be matched through name matching, and hence, these
records can also be matched using statistical software. However, a significant
percentage of the data will require physically sorting through the records to
manually match.
Patience,
creativity, perseverance and conscientiousness are qualities we are seeking.
Facility with statistical software such as Stata is highly desirable. Ability
to work in Excel is required. Confidentiality is a necessity due to the nature
of the data involved, disclosure of which is subject to criminal penalties.
The
staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation estimates that this project will take
at least 150 to 200 hours to complete. Due to the sensitive data involved, all
must work must be undertaken in the staff offices in the Ford House Office
Building on Capitol Hill. Work schedule is flexible between 9:00 a.m. and 5:30
p.m., Monday through Friday. Qualified individuals will be remunerated at a
rate of $25.00 per hour.
To
be considered, email a cover letter and resume (including references) to
Bernard Schmitt, Deputy Chief of Staff at Bernard.Schmitt@jct.gov.
The Joint Committee on Taxation is a
nonpartisan committee of the United States Congress, originally established
under the Revenue Act of 1926. The Joint Committee operates with an experienced
professional staff of Ph.D economists, attorneys, and accountants, who assist
Members of the majority and minority parties in both houses of Congress on tax
legislation. The
Joint Committee on Taxation is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered without
regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including marital or
parental status), disability, or age.
