NERA Senior Analyst/Consultant - Auckland
Marsh McLennan
- Auckland
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Would a merger between New Zealand’s two major newspapers substantially lessen competition?
- Is the fuel market competitive?
- What is a reasonable price for accessing regulated infrastructure such as broadband and electricity networks?
- How should water rights be allocated?
- Is the current design of the wholesale electricity market resulting in efficient outcomes?
- What are the economic costs of using different fuels to decarbonise long distance heavy road freight?
- What loss has a party suffered due to a breach of contract?
- How material is the damage that consumers have suffered due to collusive pricing by suppliers?
- Conduct economic research and analysis of background documents and company data regarding antitrust and competition cases
- Apply your knowledge of microeconomics, mathematics, statistics and related fields to perform complex economic research and analyse business, industry and market conditions
- Have responsibility for conducting econometric analysis, economic valuations and analytical studies
- Develop economic models to explain the competitive dynamics of industries, which will require performing extensive quantitative analyses to test model hypotheses and evaluate the structure of industries
- Assess the impact of mergers and acquisitions on competition as well as calculate damages for litigation, and other antitrust as well as litigation issues
- Work directly with counsel and clients to discuss analyses and methodology, both in meetings and through direct correspondence.
- Train less experienced staff and manage more junior staff to delegate work.
- Design and prepare clear exhibits, tables and reports that support the analysis and present results in meetings.
- Draft memos and expert reports and participate in client meetings and conference calls
- A post graduate degree in economics, or a related field with a strong academic record.
- 3-5 years’ experience working in economic consulting, or related areas (e.g. for a regulator) in the fields of antitrust/competition, regulation or energy economics.
- Strong empirical analytical skills including econometrics, and have experience in manipulation, visualisation and analysis of large datasets
- Strong technical ability in Stata and familiarity of other languages/tools such as R, Python, Tableau, or VBA would be an advantage
- Business development and project management experience would be an advantage
- To possess excellent English oral and written communication skills
- To be detail-oriented with the ability to think analytically and critically, and to work under tight deadlines
- To be willing to travel if required