Energy Economics & Data Analysis Intern

Inter-American Development Bank; Washington; On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

The IDB Group is seeking an active graduate student for the Winter Internship Program in Washington, DC. This paid internship offers on-the-job learning in energy economics and data analysis, with tasks across data collection, literature review, econometric analyses, and policy-oriented synthesis.

Ideal candidates are pursuing graduate studies in economics or energy/public policy, proficient in Stata, and familiar with Python or R. Fluency in English is required; other Bank languages are a plus.

Qualifications

• Active graduate student in economics, public policy, energy economics, or similar field; graduation after internship period.
• Fluency in English; working knowledge of another Bank language (Spanish, French, or Portuguese) is a plus.
• Strong learning, collaboration, client focus, communication, and problem-solving mindset.

Responsibilities

• Perform data collection and analysis on energy economics topics.
• Review literature and prepare reports.
• Conduct econometric and statistical analyses.
• Support ad hoc analyses on infrastructure and energy issues.
• Synthesize research findings into policy implications and best practices.

Skills

Econometrics

Mathematics

Statistics

Stata

Python

R

ArcGIS/QGIS

Education

Active graduate student in economics / energy economics / public policy

Tools

Stata

Python

R

ArcGIS/QGIS

Job description

The IDB Group is seeking an active graduate student for the Winter Internship Program in Washington, DC. This paid internship offers on-the-job learning in energy economics and data analysis, with tasks across data collection, literature review, econometric analyses, and policy-oriented synthesis.

Ideal candidates are pursuing graduate studies in economics or energy/public policy, proficient in Stata, and familiar with Python or R. Fluency in English is required; other Bank languages are a plus.