Bluestone Institute, founded in 2021, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research institute and think tank. We encourage the investigation, promotion, dissemination, and application of the social sciences and social science research – in particular, the discipline of economics – for the common good. Through the work of our Research Fellows and with the support of Research Interns we strive to discover and share new insights while staying true to our values of Independence, Integrity, Creativity, and Objectivity.

Research Internship Training Program

• Research Intern Orientation
• Best Practices and Style Guide
• Getting Started with R
• Introduction to R Programming
• Readings:
  • "Tidy Data"
  • "The Influence of Hidden Researcher Decisions in Applied Microeconomics"

• SQL Module 1: Introduction to SQL
• SQL Module 2: Using SQL in R’s sqldf Package
• SQL Module 3: Database Fundamentals

• Git for Economists
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel)
• Programming in:
  • SQL (additional modules planned)
  • SAS
  • Stata
  • Python
• Organizing Data for Analysis
• Research Methods
• Academic and Scientific Writing
• Resume Workshop