Research Assistant, Economic Policy Studies

Job description

Overview The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) seeks a full-time, in-person research assistant to work with economic policy fellows on a wide variety of issues related to tax policy, public finance, and international macroeconomics. The new research assistant will begin in summer 2026. Qualified candidates should submit a resume, cover letter demonstrating their interest in AEI’s mission, academic transcript, and writing sample that demonstrates their ability to organize and manipulate data and use econometric methods for analysis. Responsibilities: Core Responsibilities: - Under the guidance of more experienced researchers, perform library, online, bibliographic, and investigative research and writing for papers, studies, and reports on tax policy. - Support research through data manipulation, retrieval, analysis, entry, and extraction. - Edit and contribute to scholarly papers, articles for a general audience, op-eds, and books. - Create and format charts, graphic displays, and tables. Additional Responsibilities: Physical Requirements and Working Conditions at AEI - Conduct literature searches of various national and international publications. - Summarize select articles and...