CareerPlan

Summer 2027 Intern - Economic Research - Chicago

Chicago, IL, USInternship2026-10-01 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorship

Core

Support economists in basic and applied research across macroeconomics, microeconomics, financial economics, community development, and regional research by collecting data, conducting statistical analysis, and preparing charts and reports.

Role type

Summer research intern (economics)

Builds

Research reports, data analyses, and policy briefs for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Domain

Central banking, macroeconomics, financial economics

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Quantitative analysis, statistical analysis, data collection, programming (Stata, R, Python, MATLAB, ArcGIS), economic theory

Responsibilities

Collect data for research projects, conduct moderately complex statistical analysis, prepare charts and tables for staff economists, assist in analyzing policy issues and events

Seniority

Intern