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Economics Research Expert

Mercor logoMercor$150–$160/hrRemote, most countriesContractPosted 1mo ago

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About the role

Mercor is recruiting Economics Research Experts for a research project with a leading foundational model AI lab.

You are a great fit if you

  • Have at least 2 years of experience working for top institutions, leading economics research (e.g. World Bank, IMF, Fed, Graduate Schools)
  • PhD in Economics

Here are more details about the role

  • You must be able to commit at least 10 hours per week for this role
  • This is a minimum four week engagement
  • Successful contributions increase the odds that you are selected on future projects with Mercor

Where you can work

This role is 100% remote: you can work from any country except Andorra, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belarus, Belize, DR Congo, Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cameroon, China, Cuba, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Dominica, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Micronesia, Grenada, Georgia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Haiti, Iraq, Iran, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Comoros, St. Kitts and Nevis, North Korea, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Moldova, Montenegro, Marshall Islands, Mali, Myanmar, Mauritania, Maldives, Malawi, Niger, Nicaragua, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Palestine, Palau, Russia, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Suriname, South Sudan, São Tomé and Príncipe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tonga, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Uganda, Vatican City, St. Vincent and Grenadines, Venezuela, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

From Mercor's job posting, checked 14 Nov 2026.

About Mercor

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How it pays: Weekly via Stripe (1099 contractors).

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