Occupation Atlasbusiness economics researcher
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/12ff7f9c-c5b5-4d4a-b585-c350dd1400eb
business economics researcher
Business economics researchers conduct research on topics regarding economy, organisations, and strategy. They analyse macroeconomic and microeconomic trends and use this information to analyse the positions of industries or specific companies in the economy. They provide advice regarding strategic planning, product feasibility, forecast trends, emerging markets, taxing policies, and consumer trends.
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
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Occupational interest profile
ICEInvestigative · Conventional · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- I Investigative7.00
- C Conventional4.53
- E Enterprising3.93
- A Artistic2.43
- S Social2.40
- R Realistic1.35
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Economists (19-3011.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (15)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- advise on economic development
- analyse economic trends
- analyse market financial trends
- apply scientific methods
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- business management principles
- conduct quantitative research
- digital data processing
- economics
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- financial markets
- forecast economic trends
- international business
- mathematical economics
- quantitative analysis
Optional (18)
- analyse financial performance of a company
- assess risk factors
- business analytics
- commercial law
- conduct qualitative research
- consider economic criteria in decision making
- financial analysis
- financial forecasting
- fundamental analysis
- management consulting
- mathematics
- monitor national economy
- operational research
- provide cost benefit analysis reports
- statistics
- use business simulation tools
- write research proposals
- write scientific publications
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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