Founded in 1999, Frontier Economics is now one of the largest economic consultancies in Europe with offices in Berlin, Brussels, Cologne, Dublin, London, Madrid, and Paris. Owned entirely by its staff, Frontier attracts public and private sector clients for advice on matters of competition policy, public policy, regulation, business strategy, and behavioral economics.
CEU's Career Services Office will host an in-person info session with a short presentation and a Q&A with two of Frontier's London-based Economic Consultants on Wednesday, 18th October. Students with an interest in economic consulting are encouraged to also attend a case study training with Frontier Economics on Thursday, 19th October.
Frontier Economics requires applicants to have an academic or professional background with a strong economics component (BA and/or MA).
During this session you will learn more about:
- What it's like to work for Frontier Economics and in economic consulting
- 2024 Internships and Graduate Analyst roles
To give you a sense of the type of work Frontier Economics does, here are some example questions from their clients:
- From an energy regulator: How can we introduce more competition in the retail energy market?
- From a low cost airline: Is it a problem for customers that our prices are so much higher on bank holidays than on other days?
- From a fast food company: How can we become more innovative?
- From a national health authority: How much money did we lose as a result of illegal behavior of a pharmaceutical company?
- From a government body: What was the effect of increasing minimum wage for apprentices?
- From an international retailer: At what point should we stop building physical stores?
Speaker bios:
Manuel Frewer is an Economic Consultant in the competition practice at Frontier’s Brussels office. He holds master’s degrees in economics from the College of Europe and the University of Gottingen, Germany. Before joining Frontier Economics, he worked as competition economist at Compass Lexecon.
Jacek Stachowski is an Economic Consultant in the competition practice at Frontier’s London office. Jacek earned a BA in Economics & Management at the University of St Andrews and an MSc in Economic Policy at UCL. Before joining Frontier, he worked as a competition economist at RBB Economics and KPMG.
While the roles presented during this event will include opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students and alumni, Frontier Economics is targeting primarily students with a strong background in Economics.
This event will be held on campus in Vienna (B-511). Please register in advance.