# Competences — business economics researcher

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/12ff7f9c-c5b5-4d4a-b585-c350dd1400eb).

## Essential

- **advise on economic development** (skill/competence)
- **analyse economic trends** (skill/competence)
- **analyse market financial trends** (skill/competence)
- **apply scientific methods** (skill/competence)
- **apply statistical analysis techniques** (skill/competence)
- **business management principles** (knowledge)
- **conduct quantitative research** (skill/competence)
- **digital data processing** (nan)
- **economics** (knowledge)
- **execute analytical mathematical calculations** (skill/competence)
- **financial markets** (knowledge)
- **forecast economic trends** (skill/competence)
- **international business** (knowledge)
- **mathematical economics** (knowledge)
- **quantitative analysis** (knowledge)

## Optional

- analyse financial performance of a company (skill/competence)
- assess risk factors (skill/competence)
- business analytics (knowledge)
- commercial law (knowledge)
- conduct qualitative research (skill/competence)
- consider economic criteria in decision making (skill/competence)
- financial analysis (knowledge)
- financial forecasting (knowledge)
- fundamental analysis (knowledge)
- management consulting (knowledge)
- mathematics (knowledge)
- monitor national economy (skill/competence)
- operational research (knowledge)
- provide cost benefit analysis reports (skill/competence)
- statistics (knowledge)
- use business simulation tools (skill/competence)
- write research proposals (skill/competence)
- write scientific publications (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 15 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- data analysis — **53 %**
- economic analysis — **40 %**
- statistical analysis — **27 %**
- economic research — **20 %**
- forecasting — **20 %**
- macroeconomic analysis — **20 %**
- econometrics — **20 %**

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