BER Fall 2024 Application

The Berkeley Economic Review is UC Berkeley’s premier, student-run and student-produced, undergraduate economics journal. Through our three main forms of output, our annual peer-reviewed journal, semesterly magazine, and regularly published online articles, we produce a consistent flow of professional quality economic media throughout the year. 

To keep all the gears turning, we employ a wide variety of students, from an extensive range of disciplines. Our expansive selection of roles, from quantitative economic writer to layout designer, ensures that the Berkeley Economic Review is the perfect place for all current economics majors to truly activate and practice their passion for the field, as well as for aspiring economics majors, seeking to build the developmental skills needed to prosper as they pursue the major. 

Every weekly meeting fosters robust economic breakdowns of current events, helping to realize many of the theoretical concepts that our members examine in their classes. Additionally, our strong alumni network opens the door for significant academic and industry opportunities, as well as helpful insights and advice, ensuring positive professional development among our members.

If you are interested, please apply! We will be opening our application in the coming weeks.

Why Join Us?

As a member of Berkeley Economic Review, you will experience the inner workings of one of the most prestigious undergraduate economics journals on the planet—we consistently publish the finest research from students at the world’s top universities, such as Yale, Princeton, Stanford, and the London School of Economics.

Sponsored by the UC Berkeley Department of Economics, we are the premier journalistic outlet for undergraduates interested in pursuing a career or graduate degree in economics and related fields. BER members work firsthand with professors, and have access to networking and other career opportunities with professionals in this field.

BER alumni have gone on to:

• pursue a PhD in economics at the country’s top institutions
• pursue a JD at the country’s top institutions
• work at leading economic consulting firms
• join high finance or MBB consulting firms
• work at the big 4 accounting firms
• research at various Federal Reserve Banks around the country
• and more!

In short, BER is the perfect opportunity for undergraduates looking to pursue economics outside the classroom. Members get in-depth experience with the process of economic research and learn about today’s most crucial economic topics. Most importantly, being a part of BER connects you with a friendly community of fellow students who are passionate about this subject, providing each other with invaluable academic and career advice.

While performing a wide variety of roles for the organization, our staff members collaborate to create and publicize the products BER offers to the world:

• Berkeley Economic Review, our namesake semesterly journal
• Equilibrium, our magazine
• Original staff articles and research published on our website
• Workshops and career panels open to all Berkeley students

Below, you can find descriptions for each of our openings, organized by our four administrative departments.

Departmental Openings

External Affairs

Outreach

• Contacts economics professors and department advisers at universities around the world to solicit research paper submissions for the journal
• Reaches out to potential sponsors for fundraising opportunities
• Oversees the Essay Contest and solicits submissions from fellow UCB students by advertising in target classes

Marketing and Web Development

• Publishes staff articles and updates from BER on our website and social media
• Drafts and sends out BER’s biweekly newsletter
• Distributes the journal and printed copies of the magazine 
• Continuously maintains the BER website to ensure accessibility and accurate operation

Layout & Design

Layout and Design Artist

• Designs format and layout of magazine articles
• Works on cover art and other illustrations for the magazine
• Formats layout of academic papers for the journal
• Supplies marketing with needed marketing materials
• Creates data visualizations and graphics for web and print articles
  • Experience in Adobe InDesign and Illustrator is recommended for applicants (not required)

Peer Review

Peer Reviewer

• Reads and reviews submissions by preparing feedback during weekly discussions with fellow peer reviewers 
• Completes general audience summaries/introductions for the accepted papers
  • Decent grade in an econometrics course is highly recommended for applicants

Research & Editorial

Staff Writer (Quantitative or Qualitative)

• Conducts original research of interest and writes articles for the magazine and website with the help of assistant editors
• Responsible for conducting interviews with professors and GSIs to learn about their research and work

Assistant Editor

• Edits staff-written articles for the magazine and website
• Fact-checks and conducts background research for staff articles
• Responsible for helping craft professor/GSI interview questions and revise interview transcripts for quality assurance
• Copy-edits academic research papers and essay contest submissions for the journal

Remember to apply this upcoming semester! Feel free to contact us at berkeleyeconreview@gmail.com, through our Instagram Page, or at one of our info sessions!

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