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In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

Economists prepare and conduct research, analysis and studies of economic, social, fiscal and other factors in relation to topic of study.

Incumbents possess a degree of knowledge and proficiency sufficient to perform advanced-level work and may provide work direction and training to others.

This position is assigned to the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS) Director's Office. The incumbent will develop forecasting models to project DHHS human services caseloads and expenditures; evaluate expenditure patterns; research and analyze the effects of growth in the number of enrollees, recipients and service utilization; determine the effects of economic conditions on expenditures; create forecasting models, interpret the results and modify the system as necessary; perform impact analyses by analyzing proposed state and/or federal changes that effect benefit program enrollment, eligibility and costs; take into consideration anticipated changes in federal and state policy and in the related environment that will likely influence the number of clients and/or the cost of services; analyze how different financial incentives impact service provisions; identify, quantify and forecast immediate and long-term cost impacts; communicate key results to various levels of management by distilling large amounts of data into concise, actionable information; communicate complex issues in an understandable written or oral form; produce projection reports and present projections to department and division management, the budget division and the legislative counsel bureau; identify variances between projected and actual values and explain the factors influencing those variances; oversee staff.

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: