Bachelor's​/Master's graduates Economics Consulting Analyst​/Associate Intern; Summer

Position: (2027 Bachelor's/Master's graduates) Economics Consulting Analyst/Associate Intern (Summer 2026)
If your background is in Economics, Business, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or any other major focused on quantitative research, learn more about internship opportunities with CRA!

About Charles River Associates

Charles River Associates is a leading global consulting firm that provides economic, financial, and business management expertise to major law firms, corporations and governments around the world. CRA advises clients on economic and financial matters pertaining to litigation and regulatory proceedings, and guides corporations through critical business strategy and performance-related issues. Since 1965, clients have engaged CRA for its combination of industry experience and rigorous, fact-based analysis that provide clients with clear, implementable solutions to complex business concerns.

Practices seeking to hire candidates with this profile include (hiring locations listed):

* Antitrust & Competition (Boston, Chicago, Oakland, Salt Lake City, Washington, DC)

Our Competition practice economists provide analysis and testimony in matters involving mergers and acquisitions, antitrust litigation, and global competition policy.

* Labor & Employment (College Station, Los Angeles, New York, Tallahassee, Washington, DC)

Our Labor & Employment group provide in-depth analysis, expert reports, testimony, and advisory services to clients involved in complex labor and employment issues such as wage and hour litigation and pay equity disputes.

Learn more about our work by reviewing our Services and Industries on our website.

Position Overview

Our Summer Analyst/Associate Internship program mirrors the analyst experience to give you an understanding of our business and experience project work at Charles River Associates. Throughout the 8-10 week program, Analyst/Associate Interns work alongside senior colleagues to deliver live client consulting projects within the practice area. Along the way, you'll benefit from professional development and wellness support programs, social events to connect you with peers and a collegial work environment.

Successful interns will be offered a full-time position following graduation.

During the Economics Consulting Analyst/Associate Internship program, you may work on many aspects of a project:

* Conduct economic and industry research to build an understanding of a case's issues;

* Perform financial and economic analyses or create valuation models to support case theories;

* Program, build models, and perform regression analyses using languages such as Excel, Stata, R, Python, SQL, or SAS;

* Develop familiarity with data sources that serve as input to your analyses;

* Review and summarize analyst reports, client documents and industry trade press;

* Assist in the production and development of research summaries, expert reports, and findings presentations;

* Ensure reliability of analysis through quality control review.

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Desired Qualifications

* Bachelor's or Master's degree candidates graduating December 2026/Summer 2027 with an academic focus on quantitative research (Economics, Business, Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science or related);

* Completion of an honors thesis, research apprenticeship, or research seminar program is highly desired;

* 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/Arc Py, or Cloud computing (Databricks/Spark, Google Cloud, Azure, AWS);

* 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.

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