Overview

The American Enterprise Institute’s Economic Policy Studies department seeks a driven research intern for summer 2024. The intern will work with scholars and research staff in the Economic Policy Studies department on quantitative, empirically driven research in public finance and international macroeconomics. Topics will include tax and regulatory policy, fiscal sustenance, social welfare programs, and the effects of US monetary policy on emerging and developing market economies. The intern will assist with multiple projects in these fields that directly affect policy.

The ideal intern is:

• Motivated to pursue academic and policy-oriented research in economics,
• Intellectually curious about public finance and macroeconomics,
• Detail oriented,
• Comfortable working independently and developing new skills, and
• Effective at communication.

The intern will be expected to:

• Retrieve data from multiple sources;
• Clean and analyze data;
• Help create charts, tables, and graphs for reports, blog posts, and academic papers;
• Produce literature reviews, briefs, and memos, showing an understanding of the content;
• Complete administrative and logistical tasks; and
• Edit and fact-check drafts of reports, blogs, and academic papers.

Successful applicants should have:

• Good economic intuition and an understanding of public-sector economics;
• Completed and done well in economics and statistics coursework; and
• Fluency in coding languages such as R, Stata, and Python that are applicable in economics and public policy research.

AEI’s summer 2024 internship program will have three start dates: May 14, 21, and 28, 2024. While the AEI internship program and all related programming will take place in person in Washington, DC, this spring, virtual interns may be accepted on a case-by-case basis. Please include your in-person or virtual preference in your cover letter.

About AEI Internships

AEI internships offer a unique opportunity for undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates to gain experience in research, writing, business, and communications at one of the nation’s leading think tanks. Competitive candidates will generally have a 3.4 GPA or higher from a top-ranking college or university. The AEI internship program runs 12 weeks. Please see the internship program home page for updates about the program.

If you are interested in an AEI internship, you might also be interested in applying for AEI’s Summer Honors Program! AEI’s Summer Honors Program is an intensive, fully-funded educational and professional development opportunity for top undergraduate students. Situated in the heart of Washington, DC, this program provides participants the opportunity to connect with the ideas, research, and network of AEI–one of America’s preeminent policy think tanks. This will occur during an intensive one-week seminar led by an AEI scholar or partner instructor. All undergraduates, including Winter 2023 and Spring 2024 graduates are eligible to apply for this terrific paid one-week program. The Early Decision deadline is February 1 and the Regular Decision deadline is March 1. AEI internships can be done in conjunction with Summer Honors Program. Please visit https://www.aei.org/shp/ to learn more.