Cognitus prides itself on providing clients with economic analysis and advice that is independent, robust, and authoritative - as well as understandable, and fit-for-purpose.

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• Assessing the impact of new policies on industries, sectors or social groups

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• Assessing the case for or against regulatory changes or new regulation

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• Regulatory design, including analysis of future (de)regulatory requirements in the face of potentially disruptive technology changes and new business models

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• Advising on new industry governance arrangements, such as on optimal ownership, competition, contracting, incentives, and market arrangements

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• Assessing the impact of mergers, or trade practices, on consumers or firms

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• Using techniques such as discrete choice analysis to estimate users' willingness to pay for different non-price attributes of goods or services, or to assess damages or welfare losses

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• Estimating losses or damages, or valuing resources or assets

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• Providing expert evidence for litigation/arbitrations or negotiations

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• Peer reviewing economic analyses, or providing second opinions on economic analyses that rely on judgements to an important degree

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• Assisting in the formulation of economic projects, or specification of economic services procurement

Examples of Advisory and Analytical Services

Services

Principal Economist, Dr Richard Meade