Corporate Intern – Economist

Jobtailor; Hoboken (NJ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Walmart is offering a 11-week summer internship with its Economics team in Hoboken, NJ. You will participate in a meaningful project or a component of a full-time effort, and partner with business and technology teams in the Home Office.

You will design and analyze experiments to inform strategic decisions. You will guide decision-making by evaluating the impact of potential changes and perform causal inference using econometrics and statistics.

Qualifications

• Must be actively enrolled in a bachelor's degree program.
• Expected graduation date between December 2027 and August 2028.
• Passion for economics or experience assisting with academic research.
• Knowledge of experimentation and causal inference methods.
• Experience analyzing large datasets is a plus, ideally coding in SQL, R, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Participate in an 11-week summer internship with Walmart's Economics team.
• Work on a meaningful project or a component of a full-time project.
• Partner with business and technology teams in the Home Office.
• Design and analyze experiments.
• Guide decision-making by evaluating the impact of potential changes.
• Perform causal inference using econometrics and statistics.
• Frame and evaluate business trade-offs under uncertainty.
• Apply behavioral economics to inform user experience design.
• Support projects involving pricing, membership and subscriptions, sustainability, and marketplace development.
• Network with industry experts and develop professional skills.

Skills

Causal Inference

Econometrics

SQL

R

Python

Data Analysis

Experimentation Methods

Economics

Statistics

Behavioral Economics

Education

Bachelor's degree program enrollment

Job description

• Participate in an 11-week summer internship with Walmart's Economics team
• Work on a meaningful project or a component of a full-time project
• Partner with business and technology teams in the Home Office
• Design and analyze experiments
• Guide decision-making by evaluating the impact of potential changes
• Perform causal inference using econometrics and statistics
• Frame and evaluate business trade-offs under uncertainty
• Apply behavioral economics to inform user experience design
• Support projects involving pricing, membership and subscriptions, sustainability, and marketplace development
• Network with industry experts and develop professional skills

Requirements

• Must be actively enrolled in a Bachelor's degree program
• Expected graduation date between December 2027 and August 2028
• Passion for economics or experience assisting with academic research
• Knowledge of experimentation and causal inference methods
• Experience analyzing large datasets is a plus, ideally coding in SQL, R, or Python
• Curiosity and self-starter mindset
• Collaborative approach
• Interest in solving hard problems
• Must not require sponsorship from Walmart for authorization to work now or in the future

Core Competencies

Demonstrates strong analytical capabilities in economics, including causal inference and experimentation methods, while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive impactful business decisions.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Causal Inference
• Econometrics
• SQL
• R
• Python

Hard Skills

• Economics
• Experimentation Methods
• Data Analysis
• Statistical Analysis
• Behavioral Economics

Soft Skills

• Curiosity
• Self-Starter Mindset
• Collaborative Approach
• Problem-Solving

Industry Keywords

• Data Sets
• User Experience Design
• Pricing
• Membership
• Sustainability