Economics Consulting Intern — Summer 2027 (Analyst/Associate)

Charles River Associates

Washington (District of Columbia)

Hybrid

USD 41,000 - 52,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Charles River Associates (CRA) invites qualified students to join our Summer Analyst/Associate Internship in Economics Consulting. The 8-10 week program pairs interns with senior colleagues to work on live client projects across our practices, with professional development and wellness support along the way.

Successful interns may receive a full-time offer after graduation. You will engage in economic research, financial analyses, model building, and regression work using languages like Excel,

Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree candidates with focus on quantitative research.

Responsibilities

Conduct economic and industry research to understand case issues.
Perform financial and economic analyses or valuation models to support case theories.
Program, build models, and perform regression analyses using Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL or SAS.
Develop familiarity with data sources that serve as input to analyses.
Review and summarize analyst reports, client documents and industry trade press.
Assist in producing research summaries, expert reports, and findings presentations.
Ensure reliability of analysis through quality control review.

Skills

Quantitative research

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Leadership potential

Education

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

Tools

Excel

Stata

Python

SQL

SAS

ArcGIS/ArcPy

Cloud computing (Databricks/Spark, Google Cloud, Azure, AWS)

Job description

Successful interns may receive a full-time offer after graduation. You will engage in economic research, financial analyses, model building, and regression work using languages like Excel,

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