该小组履行以下部分或全部职责：

• 进行研究和开发模型以分析、解释和预测经济行为和模式，并设计收集和分析数据的方法
• 根据过去的生产和消费记录以及一般经济和行业特定条件预测特定产品和服务的生产和消费
• 准备收入和支出、利率和汇率的预测
• 分析决定经济增长的因素，并就增加经济活动的政策向政府机构提出建议
• 分析决定劳动力参与、就业、工资、失业和其他劳动力市场结果的因素
• 研究数学公式和统计技术，并将其应用于经济理论的检验和量化以及经济问题的解决
• 研究货币、信贷的性质以及银行和其他金融机构的运作，以制定货币政策和金融活动预测
• 监测经济数据以评估有效性，并就货币和财政政策的适当性提出建议
• 检查与个别公司的经济活动有关的问题
• 检查财务方法、生产成本和技术以及营销政策，以提出可能的改进建议
• 检查有关国家间商品和服务交换的统计数据
• 预测可再生资源的生产和消耗以及不可再生资源的供应、消耗和消耗
• 对当地、区域或国家区域的市场状况进行研究，以设定商品和服务的销售和定价水平，评估市场潜力和未来趋势并制定业务战略
• 监测区域和地方经济趋势
• 研究监管流程并提供材料以支持与政府和其他方的法律诉讼。

• 通常需要经济学或相关学科（如工商管理或统计学）的硕士学位。
• 可能需要经济学博士学位。

• 随着经验的积累，可能晋升到经济学的管理职位。

• 业务发展官员和市场研究人员和分析师（41402）
• 经济学教授 - 大学（41200 名大学教授和讲师）
• 金融与投资分析师（11101）
• 政府管理人员 - 经济分析、政策制定和项目管理 ( 40011)
• 劳工政策分析师（在41403 社会政策研究人员、顾问和项目官员中）

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Conduct research and develop models to analyze, explain and forecast economic behaviour and patterns, and devise methods for collection and analysis of data
• Forecast production and consumption of specific products and services based on records of past production and consumption and general economic and industry-specific conditions
• Prepare forecasts of income and expenditure, interest rates and exchange rates
• Analyze factors which determine economic growth and advise government agencies on policies to increase economic activities
• Analyze factors which determine labour force participation, employment, wages, unemployment and other labour market outcomes
• Study mathematical formulae and statistical techniques and apply them to the testing and quantifying of economic theories and the solution of economic problems
• Study the nature of money, credit and the operation of banks and other financial institutions to develop monetary policies and forecasts of financial activity
• Monitor economic data to assess the effectiveness, and advise on the appropriateness, of monetary and fiscal policies
• Examine problems related to the economic activity of individual companies
• Examine financial methods, production costs and techniques and marketing policies to recommend possible improvements
• Examine statistical data on the exchange of goods and services among nations
• Forecast production and consumption of renewable resources and supply, consumption and depletion of non-renewable resources
• Conduct research on market conditions in local, regional or national area to set sales and pricing levels for goods and services, to assess market potential and future trends and to develop business strategies
• Monitor regional and local economic trends
• Study regulatory processes and provide material in support of legal proceedings with government and other parties.

• A master's degree in economics or in a related discipline such as business administration or statistics is usually required.
• A doctorate in economics may be required.

• Progression to managerial positions in economics is possible with experience.

• Business development officers and market researchers and analysts (41402)
• Economics professor - university (in 41200 University professors and lecturers)
• Financial and investment analysts (11101)
• Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration (40011)
• Labour policy analyst (in 41403 Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers)