Summer 2026, Research Internship, Global Economy and Development (Job ID 2026-3783)

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Interns spend approximately12weeksworking alongsideleading experts in government and academia from all over the world.Brookings also offers students the opportunity to intern in departments such as communications human resources and central operations management.The mission of the Internship Program is to provide students witha pre-professional learning experience that offers meaningful practical work experience related to their field of studyor career interest.Students engage in career exploration and development as well as learn new skills.

Interns will have the opportunity to attend meetings think tank events professional development workshops and public Brookings addition interns will have the opportunity to network with other interns throughout the Institution.

This internship is an opportunity for undergraduate students in their sophomore junior or senior year and graduate students pursuing a masters degree with an interest in economics finance applied mathematics to apply principles and theory learned in the classroom in a professional environment.PhD students are not eligible for internships; please visitourCareers pagefor current open positions.This internship pays an hourly rate of $18.40 and applicants must be willing to commit to a minimum number of hours per week (no less than 30hours per week during regular business hours) with some flexibility around an academic course schedule.

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Position Location: This is a hybrid opportunity. Hybrid positions combine regular in-person presence at our Washington DC office with theoptionof remote work.Remote work applicants may not work from the following states: Alaska California Colorado Hawaii Illinois Maine Michigan Oregon Rhode Island and Washington.Please only apply if you can live and work in states other than those listed above for the duration of the internship.

The intern will develop their analytical thinking and econometric skills while assisting with background research (including literature review) data gathering from primary and secondary sources data cleaning and manipulation and basic statistical analysis. The intern will gain exposure to the different stages of a research projectformulating a research question surveying the literature working with data and various elements of empirical analysis including running regressions and the creation of informative tables and figures.

Interns will focus on topics ranging from the future of work effects of AI industrial policy economic mobility to industrial policy and regional economic development.

Education/Knowledge/Skills:

Open to undergraduate students in their sophomore junior or senior year completing a degree in a relevant field (i.e. economics public policy applied mathematics data science etc.).or graduate students pursuing a masters degree. Applicants should have a demonstrated interest in public policy and economics and some working knowledge of statistics and econometrics with R/Python/Stata and experience with large datasets and data visualization. Excellent written and verbal communication skills required. Preference for candidates with availability for at least 30 hours/week and 3 days in person.

Additional Information:

This internship requires you tobe located inthe U.S. for the duration of the internship.

Successful completion of a background investigation isfor interning at Brookings.

Brookings requires that all applicantssubmita cover letter and resume.Pleasesubmityour resume as instructed and include your cover letter as a separate attachment when you apply.Youare required tosubmit/attach a separate cover letter for each internship application.Your cover letter should highlight your educational experience and skills along with an explanation of how this internship will contribute to your professional goals.Please address your cover letter toHiringManager.

If selected as a finalist for the internship you will be required to submit two letters of recommendation or provide two professional references.

Please note: Applications will be accepted untilFebruary 222026.Applications not completed andsubmittedby the application deadline date will not be considered. Your application is considered complete when you receive an email confirming that your application was successfullysubmitted.

As you are applying please be sure toclick heretolearn more about the Brookings Internship Program deadlines and directions on how to successfully submit your internship application(s).

Brookings welcomes and celebrates diversity in all its forms including diversity of experience thought and personal background. We welcome applications that reflect a variety of backgrounds based on ideology race ethnicity religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability veteran status first generation college goers and other factors protected by law. Brookings is proud to be anequal-opportunityemployer that is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive selection decisions are based upon merit skillsabilitiesand experience.