Alexander Poulsen
Causal Inference & Data Science @ Amazon
- Role
- Senior Economist at Amazon
- Location
- Cambridge, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Alexander Poulsen
I am an applied micro-economist (PhD Boston College 2021) with expertise in causal inference and experience in both machine learning and discrete choice structural modelling. My specialty is using data to quantify the underlying cause-and-effect relationships in the world. I work in Amazon\'s PXT (People eXperience and Technology) Central Science organization, working to make Amazon the earth\'s best employer. I use econometric methods to evaluate how new policies and programs affect attrition and productivity for operations associates. I\'ve also collaborated with software engineers to productionalize scientific models in order to automate and improve decision making. Before joining Amazon I did my PhD in economics at Boston College, where I did research on the political corruption, and urban economics (see more at my website). I also taught courses on development economics and data analysis.
Experience
Senior Economist
Jul 2025 — Present · Boston, MA, US
Education
Brigham Young University
BA/BS, Economics and Mathematics
2015
Boston College
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Economics
2015 — 2021
Boston College
Master of Science (MS), Economics
2016
Skills
- Social Networking
- Powerpoint
- Microsoft Excel
- Economics
- Microsoft Office
- Music Lover
- Statistics
- Team Leadership
- Teamwork
- Portuguese
- Research
- Customer Service
- Data Analysis
- Public Speaking
- Stata
- Critical Thinking
- Econometrics
- Python
- Leadership
- Teaching
- Time Management
- Econometric Modeling
- Access
- Spanish
- Studio Recording
- Oral & Written Communication Skills
- Microsoft Word
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