Program

Research Intern – Domestic Social Policy Division

Organization

Library of Congress

Opportunity Type

Internship

About the Program

 The retirement saving landscape has changed quite dramatically from previous generations to the current cohorts of near- retirees due to a shift from defined benefit to defined contribution pensions. The latter places the burden of retirement income security on the individual worker, and has spawned a very large empirical literature on whether Americans have saved enough to finance their retirement. The intern will help gather relevant articles, interpret and summarize the findings, and point out key differences across the body of research that at times leads to conflicting conclusions. The intern will help examine pension reform in a few select countries that are often touted in Congress as examples of how to bring about change. In addition, the intern will evaluate pension plan features and help prepare a summary document. 

Program Location

Washington , DC

Paid?

Description

• Applicants should be able to synthesize lengthy articles
• interpret results of data analysis
• Have a basic knowledge of statistics, and have completed courses in math, statistics, and applied methods
• Graduate students in economics, demography, finance and public policy preferred.

Open to residents of:

Open to students attending school in:

Degree Programs

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A./B.S.)
• Master’s Degree (M.A./M.S./M.B.A.)
• Doctorate Degree (Ph.D./M.D./D.D.S.)
• Law Degree (J.D.)

Year in School

• College Freshman
• College Sophomore
• College Junior
• College Senior
• Master's Student (M.A., M.S., M.B.A.)
• Doctoral Student (Ph.D./M.D.)
• Law Student (J.D.)
• Recent Graduate - Undergraduate
• Recent Graduate - Master's Degree
• Recent Graduate - Doctoral Degree
• Recent Graduate - Law Degree

Enrollment Status

• Full time

Citizenship

• U.S. Citizens

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