Strategy, policy, research & economics

Organisations across Government and the public sector require insights into the implications of key Government policies and wider economic trends on their current and future strategies. We combine a thorough knowledge of the way governments operate with an unrivalled network of expertise from other sectors, industries and countries to provide practical, delivery-focused policy analysis.

PricewaterhouseCoopers' policy & economics team, comprising over 150 staff, provides evidence-based advice to Government and public sector clients, both in the UK and internationally. In addition, our economic, environmental and social specialists based in the UK are part of the 400 strong multi-disciplinary sustainability practice of the global PricewaterhouseCoopers network of member firms.

Potential issues

• The need to analyse and research your business, market and stakeholder environment to aid strategy and policy formulation and resource allocation
• The need for independent, objective research, appraisal and evaluation for policy options and programmes
• The need to understand a range of future scenarios against which to test the sensitivity and feasibility of your chosen plans
• The need to understand the competition and regulatory implications for your chosen policies
• The need to assess sustainability or corporate social responsibility issues in policymaking
• The need to measure the economic, social or environmental impact of a policy or activity

PwC services

Policy

• Policy development advice
• Option identification and appraisal
• Feasibility & evaluation studies

Economics

• Macro-economics advice
• Market and demand analysis and modelling/forecasting
• Surveys and market research

Sustainability

• Macro-economics advice
• Development economics
• Environmental economics
• Sustainability policy