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Introduction: Faten Sabry writes: We are looking to hire full time analysts at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The work involves extensive econometric analysis and handling of large databases. The analysts will be part of a team working to address various empirical microeconomic issues. I worked with Faten and her colleagues on a consulting project once, and they seemed like reasonable people to me.
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