Federal Tax Policy Intern — Research & Modeling

Clearpath; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 5,500 - 7,500; Full time

Job summary

Stand Together Fellowships, through the Koch Internship Program (KIP), offers a paid internship focused on federal tax policy. The Tax Foundation policy intern conducts research on current debates and helps score economic and revenue effects for partner nonprofits.

Ideal candidates are undergraduates or master's students with strong communication and data analysis skills, plus an interest in federal tax policy and a background in economics, political science, or public policy; Python familiarity

Qualifications

• You are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or master's program.
• You have an established interest in federal tax policy and alignment with the Tax Foundation's mission.
• You possess strong communication and data analysis skills.
• Ideally, you have an academic background in economics, political science, or public policy.
• Previous work experience in public policy and familiarity with Python are preferred.

Responsibilities

• You will conduct research on current federal tax debates.
• You will support modeling efforts for economic and revenue scoring.
• You will analyze the distributional effects of proposed tax changes.

Skills

Strong communication

Data analysis

Interest in federal tax policy

Education

Undergraduate or master's program

Economics / Political Science / Public Policy background

Tools

Python

Job description

Stand Together Fellowships, through the Koch Internship Program (KIP), offers a paid internship focused on federal tax policy. The Tax Foundation policy intern conducts research on current debates and helps score economic and revenue effects for partner nonprofits.

Ideal candidates are undergraduates or master's students with strong communication and data analysis skills, plus an interest in federal tax policy and a background in economics, political science, or public policy; Python familiarity