Economist

-devising methods and procedures for obtaining data; -understanding various sampling techniques that may be used to conduct different types of surveys; -creating, as well as using, various econometric modelling techniques to develop forecasts; -understanding and interpreting data; -analysing data to test the effectiveness of current policies, --------products or services and advising on the suitability of alternative courses of action and the allocation of scarce resources; -explaining research methodology and justifying conclusions drawn from research data; -providing economic advice to a range of stakeholders; -evaluating past and present economic issues and trends; -writing various technical and non-technical reports on economic ------trends and forecasts to inform the press and public; conducting numerous oral and visual presentations, which non-technical audiences must be able to understand thoroughly in order to inform decisions.

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