2027 Economics Masters Graduate Opportunity - Antitrust & Competition

Keystone is a premier economics, technology, and strategy consulting firm built to help companies lead through transformation. As breakthrough innovations reshape industries, redefine competition and change our society, complex and highly competitive ecosystems emerge. Keystone advises technology leaders, Fortune 100 companies, their legal counsel, and governments on business, economic, litigation, and regulatory strategy in relation to these innovations and competitive eco-systems. We operate globally from offices in Boston, New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, Washington, D.C., London, Dubai, and Bengaluru. Keystone is a premier economics, technology, and strategy consulting firm built to help companies lead through transformation. As breakthrough innovations reshape industries, redefine competition and change our society, complex and highly competitive ecosystems emerge. Keystone advises technology leaders, Fortune 100 companies, their legal counsel, and governments on business, economic, litigation, and regulatory strategy in relation to these innovations and competitive eco-systems. We operate globally from offices in New York, Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, London, Dubai, Washington, D.C, Bangalore and Sydney. We’re growing quickly and looking Associates to client engagements by problem structuring, defining workflows, drawing conclusions from complex data sets, generating insights, delivering presentations, and managing relationships. About the Associate Role Associates are a crucial part of our future growth, developing our culture, hiring and mentoring employees, and participating in new business development. You will drive thought leadership and collaboration to help teams navigate unique challenges, create client solutions that solve complex strategic problems, and answer critical business questions. Key Responsibilities Data Analysis Own econometric and quantitative analysis workstreams, from problem formulation through execution and interpretation. Implement reduced-form and structural econometric models (e.g., OLS, DiD, IV, panel data methods) using Stata, Python, or R. Analyze large-scale transactional, pricing, or market-structure data to assess competitive effects and damages. Evaluate robustness of results, test alternative specifications, and identify limitations or risks. Research Conduct in-depth economic and competition research to inform analytical design and case strategy. Review academic economics literature, prior cases, regulatory guidance, and expert reports. Apply economic theory to real-world market facts, translating theory into testable empirical frameworks. Support development of theories of harm and economic narratives grounded in evidence. Report Writing Draft technically precise explanations of economic methods and results for expert reports and memoranda. Translate complex econometric findings into clear, persuasive written narratives for legal and regulatory audiences. Develop exhibits that clearly communicate economic intuition and empirical results. Ensure analytical work is well-documented, reproducible, and defensible. What You’ll Bring Education & Experience Master’s degree in Economics. <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="1" data-list-defn-props="{"134225954":true,"134225961":true,"335552541":1,"335559683":0,"335559684":-2,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posi