Economic Research Internship, Federal Reserve Monetary Affairs

Economic research internships in the Division of Monetary Affairs (MA) provide students with the opportunity to gain valuable empirical research experience, broaden your knowledge of specific research questions, network with peers in the field, and work directly with our economists, analysts, and research assistants in support of the Board's research and policy missions. Our internships are deigned to help students develop quantitative analysis, critical thinking, and writing skills through your summer experience.

Summer projects cover a range of activities, including, but not limited to:

• Hedge fund data analysis
• Federal Reserve historical research
• User Experience (UX)/User Interface (UI) design
• Bank decision making analysis
• Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) analysis

Our internships are ideal for students looking to build their research acumen, who are interested in graduate school, or who are considering the Board's Research Assistant program after graduation.

Position Requirements

• Applicants must be currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program, with at least one year completed.
• Applicants should be pursuing a degree in economics, finance, or related field (e.g. computer science, statistics, mathematics, business administration)
• Previous experience with programming or research is a plus
• Strong candidates will have experience with one or more statistical or general purpose programming languages, such as R, SAS, Python, or Java

All internships last 10 - 12 weeks and are located in Washington, DC. To learn more about this internship and to apply, visit: https://www.federalreserve.gov/careers-internships.htm. 

Note: This is posting for multiple summer internships in Monetary Affairs. If interested, qualified candidates are encouraged to apply for positions in Financial Stability (FS), International Finance (IF), or Research & Statistics (R&S) as well; that summer opening is posted separately, but is part of the economics research internship program. Other summer internships are also available.