Research Assistant - Krigman
Summary
Assist a finance professor by extracting and cleaning data from CRSP, Compustat, Bloomberg, and other financial databases, then run statistical and econometric analyses.
TITLE Research Assistant
DEPARTMENT Finance
REPORTS TO Laurie Krigman, lkrigman@babson.edu
PAY RATE $25.00
THE OPPORTUNITY
Assist professor in completing research activities. This will include extracting
data from financial databases including CRSP, Compustat, Bloomberg, Thompson, Edgar, TAQ. Student will be required to merge data from different databases, ensuring data integrity. Student will assist professor in performing statistical analyses and running econometric models on data.
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Responsible for the accurate and timely extracting and cleaning of data
- Responsible for the merging of datasets
- Responsible for documenting all steps taken while processing data
- Responsible for performing statistical and econometric analyses on data
- Be prepared to perform other duties and assist with special projects as
- assigned
- Assume additional responsibilities as required.
YOUR TEAM WILL INCLUDE
List titles or N/A if no one supervised
WHAT EDUCATION AND SKILLS YOU WILL NEED
- Current Babson MSF Student in good standing
- Possess strong technical skills in handling data
- Knowledge of programming languages to perform analysis
- Strong Excel skills
- Ability to follow instructions and ask questions when necessary
- Ability to work independently
HOW AND WHERE YOU WILL WORK
Babson Campus (Wellsley)