Economics Consulting Intern — Summer 2027

Charles River Associates; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training program

Wellness support programs

Immigration support

Job summary

Charles River Associates invites candidates for its Summer Analyst/Associate Internship to gain real-world consulting experience. Over 8–10 weeks, interns work with senior colleagues on live client projects across practice areas, receiving professional development and wellness support, with the potential for a full-time offer after graduation.

You may conduct economic and industry research, build valuation models, and develop regression analyses using Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL, or SAS, while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree candidates graduating December 2027/Summer 2028 with an academic focus on quantitative research (Economics, Business, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related)
• Completion of an honors thesis, research apprenticeship, or research seminar program is highly desired
• Demonstrated understanding of, and ability to explain, economic, financial and/or accounting concepts, and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods
• Experience in Excel, Stata, Python, R, SQL, SAS, ArcGIS/ArcPy, or Cloud computing (Databricks/Spark, Google Cloud, Azure, AWS)
• Curious and analytical thinkers who bring creative approaches to non-standard problems
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Eagerness to learn new skills and programming languages
• Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership
• Demonstrated attention to detail and commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work
• Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities
• Excellent time management and task prioritization skills
• Clear and demonstrated interest in consulting through coursework, work experience, activities, or attendance at CRA recruiting events
• As China Competition projects require Mandarin language fluency in economic analysis and business settings, consideration for work on these projects necessitates additional interviews during the final round interview.

Responsibilities

• Conduct economic and industry research to build an understanding of a case’s issues
• Perform financial and economic analyses or create valuation models to support case theories
• Program, build models, and perform regression analyses using languages such as Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL, or SAS
• Develop familiarity with data sources that serve as input to your analyses
• Review and summarize analyst reports, client documents and industry trade press
• Assist in the production and development of research summaries, expert reports, and findings presentations
• Ensure reliability of analysis through quality control review

Skills

Quantitative reasoning

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree candidates graduating December 2027/Summer 2028

Honors thesis or research experience

Tools

Excel

Stata

Python

R

SQL

SAS

ArcGIS/ArcPy

Databricks/Spark

Google Cloud/AWS/Azure

Job description

Charles River Associates invites candidates for its Summer Analyst/Associate Internship to gain real-world consulting experience. Over 8–10 weeks, interns work with senior colleagues on live client projects across practice areas, receiving professional development and wellness support, with the potential for a full-time offer after graduation.

You may conduct economic and industry research, build valuation models, and develop regression analyses using Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL, or SAS, while