Economics Consulting Summer Analyst

Charles River Associates; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & mentoring

Wellness program

Job summary

Charles River Associates invites applicants for its Summer Analyst/Associate Internship in California. The program spans 8–10 weeks, pairing interns with senior colleagues on live client projects across practice areas.

It offers professional development, wellness support, and networking events, with a potential full-time offer after graduation. Interns will engage in economic research, financial analyses, and model-building using Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL, or SAS, gaining hands-on experience

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)
• Experience with Excel, Stata, Python, R, SQL, SAS, ArcGIS/ArcPy, or Cloud computing platforms is preferred
• Strong written and oral communication skills and teamwork capabilities

Responsibilities

• Conduct economic and industry research to understand case issues
• Perform financial and economic analyses or build 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 support analyses
• Review and summarize analyst reports and client documents
• Assist in producing research summaries, expert reports, and findings presentations
• Ensure reliability of analysis through quality control reviews

Skills

Quantitative research

Excel

Stata

Python

R

SQL

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree candidate

Tools

ArcGIS/ArcPy

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

Job description

Charles River Associates invites applicants for its Summer Analyst/Associate Internship in California. The program spans 8–10 weeks, pairing interns with senior colleagues on live client projects across practice areas.

It offers professional development, wellness support, and networking events, with a potential full-time offer after graduation. Interns will engage in economic research, financial analyses, and model-building using Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL, or SAS, gaining hands-on experience