Economics Intern

Job Responsibilities

• Support the Economists in their basic and applied research which includes collecting, organizing and evaluating data related to economic issues for input in macro/regional models.
• Aid economists with their research and analysis of local and regional economic issues and events and researching topics related to their work.
• Collaborate with the manager to review project plans; develop an understanding of project assignments including goals, tasks, deadlines, and key stakeholders.
• Research, collect, and analyze data for use in project planning and developing project materials and documents.
• Apply economic principles, practices, and methodologies to assigned projects; develop project-related materials using economic theories and applications.

Requirements

• Applicants must be a current or rising junior or senior pursuing a bachelor’s degree in economics, business, or related field, with completed course work on economic theories and statistics/quantitative methods.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,) sufficient to analyze data and create and format spreadsheets, documents, and presentations.
• Prior research experience in economics strongly preferred; proficient at conducting internet research for data, articles, and studies.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Working knowledge of one of the econometrics and/or statistics packages preferred, such as Stata, SAS, MATLAB, R, or Python.
• Ability to coordinate work, maintain positive work relationships, and interact with a team.