Charles River Associates · 1 week ago
(2027/2028 PhD/ABD graduates) Economic Consulting Senior Associate Intern (Summer 2026)
Washington, DC
Internship
Hybrid
Intern
$2,400/wk - $3,200/wk
Start in 2026 SummerCharles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise. The Summer Senior Associate Internship program offers interns the opportunity to work alongside senior colleagues on live client consulting projects while developing their professional skills in a collegial environment.
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Responsibilities
Conduct research in a team-oriented environment alongside some of the most respected academics, industry experts and regulators in the world
Identify and conceptualize issues, support complex economic models to analyze data, and participate in the research process
Assist in the development and presentation of client deliverables, including expert reports and white papers summarizing opinions, conclusions, and recommendations using market, industry or client-proprietary data
Act as a point of contact for attorneys and other industry or government clients on a variety of practice-relevant issues
Program, build models and/or perform regression analyses in statistical analysis programs (such as Stata, SAS, Python, R, Matlab or Mathematica)
Ensure the integrity and accuracy of analyses and opinions
Participate in practice-building activities (training, expertise sharing, etc.)
Qualification
Required
PhD degree in economics with a completion date within December 2026/Summer 2028 and an academic focus on quantitative research, with specializations like industrial organization, applied microeconomics, econometrics, labor, health, intellectual property, pricing and product launch, corporate finance, financial accounting, or other quantitative areas
Curious and analytical thinkers who bring creative approaches to non-standard problems
Effective written and oral communication skills
Eagerness to learn new skills and programming languages
Demonstrated high level of initiative and leadership
Strong teamwork and collaboration capabilities
Excellent time management and task prioritization skills
Clear and demonstrated interest in consulting through coursework, work experience, activities, or attendance at CRA recruiting events
Demonstrated understanding of, and ability to explain, economic, financial and/or accounting concepts, and quantitative and qualitative analysis methods
Experience in Excel, Stata, Python, R, SQL, SAS, ArcGIS/ArcPy, or Cloud computing (Databricks/Spark, Google Cloud, Azure, AWS)
Company
Charles River Associates
Charles River Associates is a consulting firm specializing in financial, litigation, regulatory, and management consulting.
Founded in 1965
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$250M2022-08-22Post Ipo Debt· $250M
1998-04-24IPO
Leadership Team
Paul Maleh
President and CEO
Adam Hart
Vice President
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