Economic Research Intern — Data, Policy & Impact

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Downtown location with free parking

On-site café and coffee shop

24/7 on-site fitness center

Job summary

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas invites highly motivated undergraduates to join its Research department for a paid summer internship. You’ll work with economists on real research projects across macroeconomics, international, regional, energy, or banking and finance areas.

Intern duties include data gathering, charting, replication of prior work, and econometric analysis under supervision. Mentors provide guidance and networking across central banking topics.

Qualifications

• Completed your junior year with coursework in economics, statistics, econometrics, mathematics, and computer science and with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

Responsibilities

• Assist economist(s) in one of Research’s groups (macroeconomics, international, regional, energy, or banking and finance) in their academic research and/or policy analysis.
• Learning and summarizing recent and relevant research and analysis.
• Locating, obtaining, and compiling statistical data.
• Constructing files and producing charts and other graphics.
• Replicating previous research on a relevant topic.
• Performing statistical and econometric analysis under the direction of economists.
• Learning and solving theoretical models of the macroeconomy, international trade, or banking.
• Contributing ideas and suggestions for project improvement.
• Sharing knowledge and providing advice to research assistants (RAs) and other interns on economic issues and assignments

Skills

GPA 3.5+

Economics coursework

Statistics coursework

Econometrics coursework

Mathematics coursework

Computer science coursework

Programming in STATA

Programming in R

Programming in Python

Programming in Matlab

MS Office

Teamwork

Education

Completed junior year with economics/statistics/econometrics/mathematics/computer science coursework, GPA 3.5+

Tools

STATA

R

Python

Matlab

Job description

The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas invites highly motivated undergraduates to join its Research department for a paid summer internship. You’ll work with economists on real research projects across macroeconomics, international, regional, energy, or banking and finance areas.

Intern duties include data gathering, charting, replication of prior work, and econometric analysis under supervision. Mentors provide guidance and networking across central banking topics.