Intern - Economics (STRUC) at Amazon.com Services LLC Seattle, WA

Amazon.com Services LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 55,104 - 68,880; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Economics is seeking Structural Economist Interns who apply advanced econometric methods to real-world business questions. This full-time internship (40 hours per week) in Seattle involves handling large datasets, modeling strategic decisions, and informing optimization strategies.

Candidates should be PhD students with strong programming and econometrics skills. Responsibilities include building datasets, applying discrete choice models, and presenting findings to leaders.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in at least the third year of a PhD program in Economics or related quantitative field and not on the job market
• Proficiency in statistical programming languages (Stata, R, or Python)
• Strong foundation in econometric methods and statistical analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Analyze large-scale datasets using structural econometric techniques to solve complex business challenges
• Apply discrete choice models and methods, including logit and nested logit, with various distributional assumptions
• Utilize dynamic structural models and applied game theory concepts for strategic decisions
• Build and refine datasets and perform data analysis at scale
• Collaborate with economists, scientists, and business leaders to develop data-driven insights and recommendations
• Tackle pricing analysis, competition modeling, strategy optimization, and contract design
• Help formalize and estimate business objectives to improve decision-making and customer value
• Present analytical findings to business leaders and stakeholders
• Develop datasets for in-depth structural economic analysis

Skills

Structural econometrics

Discrete choice models

Stata

R

Python

Education

PhD candidate in Economics (3rd year)

Tools

Stata

R

Python

Job description

Intern - Economics (STRUC) job at Amazon.com Services LLC. Seattle, WA.

DESCRIPTION

Amazon Economics is seeking Structural Economist (STRUC) Interns who are passionate about applying structural econometric methods to solve real-world business challenges. STRUC economists specialize in the econometric analysis of models that involve the estimation of fundamental preferences and strategic effects. In this full‑time internship (40 hours per week, with hourly compensation), you'll work with large-scale datasets to model strategic decision-making and inform business optimization, gaining hands‑on experience that's directly applicable to dissertation writing and future career placement.

Key job responsibilities

As a STRUC Economist Intern, you'll specialize in structural econometric analysis to estimate fundamental preferences and strategic effects in complex business environments. Your responsibilities include:

• Analyze large-scale datasets using structural econometric techniques to solve complex business challenges
• Applying discrete choice models and methods, including logistic regression family models (such as BLP, nested logit) and models with alternative distributional assumptions
• Utilizing advanced structural methods including dynamic models of customer or firm decisions over time, applied game theory (entry and exit of firms), auction models, and labor market models
• Building datasets and performing data analysis at scale
• Collaborating with economists, scientists, and business leaders to develop data-driven insights and strategic recommendations
• Tackling diverse challenges including pricing analysis, competition modeling, strategic behavior estimation, contract design, and marketing strategy optimization
• Helping business partners formalize and estimate business objectives to drive optimal decision‑making and customer value
• Build and refine comprehensive datasets for in-depth structural economic analysis
• Present complex analytical findings to business leaders and stakeholders

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Applicants must be enrolled in at least the third year of a PhD program in Economics or a related quantitative field and not currently on the job market
• Proficiency in statistical programming languages (Stata, R, or Python)
• Strong foundation in econometric methods and statistical analysis
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills