The world is becoming increasingly urbanised with cities seen as the engines of growth on which national performance is based. However, a place’s assets and institutions influence their economic prospects. Ensuring the growth of cities and localities in a way which benefits all is a challenge.
We provide insight by advising you on the likely impact of a trend or particular policy on a place through city-based, local or regional analysis, forecasting and modelling. You can then take advantage of emerging opportunities, or, mitigate against any adverse effects.
Some challenging questions we can help you answer:
- How is Brexit and the related effects of migration, trade and investment likely to affect my region, city or local area?
- How do I measure the impact of specific local policy initiatives in my area?
- What is driving the productivity growth of my region, city or local area and how can policy be used to influence or improve the situation?
Regions, Cities & Local Areas blog posts
Interview with Dan Hodge, Executive Vice President Cambridge Econometrics Inc
Interview with Dan Hodge, Executive Vice President Cambridge Econometrics Inc
Dan Hodge is Cambridge Econometrics’ new Executive Vice President in the U.S. following the company’s merger with Hodge Economic Consulting this month.
Here Dan tells us more about how the merger came about, what’s planned for the coming months and what he’s most excit…
Build Back Better: smarter investment decision making
Build Back Better: smarter investment decision making
“Build back better” has become a mantra of our time. In the US, the Biden administration is trying to secure a multi-trillion-dollar package of infrastructure spending to drive change.
Together Cambridge Econometrics, ECONorthWest and Hodge Economic Consulting have been consid…
Modelling the local economic impacts of the coronavirus
Modelling the local economic impacts of the coronavirus
The COVID-19 pandemic is a health crisis, which is quickly turning into a major economic shock. It affects all sectors of the economy, to varying degrees.
Here Ben Gardiner and Chris Thoung looks at three aspects of the economic impact of COVID-19 from a local …
Regional capital stocks – a missing piece in the productivity puzzle
Regional capital stocks – a missing piece in the productivity puzzle
This is the second in a series of blogs looking at uses of the European Regional Database.
Our Director Ben Gardiner looks at how regional capital stocks can be estimated, how they compare and contrast across countries and within the UK, and how they relate to regional product…
UK – one of the most unequal countries when it comes to regional productivity
UK – one of the most unequal countries when it comes to regional productivity
The first in a series of blogs looking at uses of the European Regional Database, Ben Gardiner looks at spatial disparities in productivity and how they compare across countries in the EU and within the UK.
The Industrial Strategy Council recently released a report on UK regio…