PROJECT-BASED ADVISORY SERVICES

Experienced professionals provide research and analysis, and effectively communicate their results to those at the appropriate levels of the research and decision-making process. Informetrica specializes in economic impact studies, regional and industrial analyses, benefit-cost assessments, the development of industry and corporate models and databases, and the design and implementation of economic information systems.

Informetrica has a proven record of providing effective economic research to business, all levels of government, and other organizations. This is available on a retainer or project-specific basis.

The Success Formula

A full-time staff of economists, statisticians, and systems analysts, experienced in all aspects of the research process and with a thorough knowledge of Canadian institutions and the problems they face, work in teams to analyze problems and effectively communicate results.

The unique research resources developed and maintained by Informetrica staff include specialized databases, econometric and financial models, software programs, and research methods used to produce the forecasts.

Specializations

• Policy & Regulatory: Informetrica completed a variety of different studies related to policy, such as assessments of policy or regulatory changes or policy evaluation. We have flexible professionals, adept at triangulating qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and collecting and analysing data from various internal and external sources. Our clients highly value the knowledge and experience of our staff and our capabilities in tailoring studies to their needs. We completed over 30 Policy & Regulatory Studies in the past 15 years. Clients include, for example, the Government of Nova Scotia and the Northern Economic Development Agency.

• Economic Impact: Using The Informetrica Model, Informetrica assesses the economic impact, both national and provincial, of mega-projects, investments, environmental initiatives, government policies, prices, foreign economic activity and international market conditions. Impact studies provide details of the demand, supply, costs, and prices for over 280 industries. We often complement impact studies with benefit-cost assessments. Our clients use our findings as a base for internal planning and for presenting project or policy proposals to government agencies. In the past five years, we completed more than 30 Impact Studies in a variety of areas like environment, construction or social policy. Clients include, among others, the Government of Yukon, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Industry Canada.

• Economic Models and Information Systems: Model-building and technical support projects are crucial for client who have their own models or wish to build one. Our clients draw on our capabilities of
• Definition, organization and management of "in-house" data and reports;
• Organization and use of publicly available databases;
• Programming implementation of statistical and other algorithms; and
• The design and implementation of fully-integrated information systems.

We completed over 55 projects of this type in the past five years and are uniquely integrated with the modeling and forecasting capacity and the consultation process of the National Energy Board, Environment Canada and Natural Resources Canada.

• Microeconomic: Using Micro-Data, Informetrica analyzes various issues and/or specific questions, usually for (but not restricted to) specific industries. Microeconomic studies also include the evaluation of distributional effects and changes to the Canadian tax and transfer system. Data sources include, among others, Public-Use Micro-Data Files by Statistics Canada. Model applications can be executed in The Informetrica Model or a variety of third party software (for example, SPSD/M by Statistics Canada). Our clients highly value our specialized knowledge of SPSD/M as well as our capabilities to help them analyze specific policy changes, for instance changes to the Canadian tax and transfer system. We completed more than 15 Microeconomic Studies in the past five years, for clients like Human Resources and Skills Development Canada and the Canadian Diabetes Association.

• Economic Background: Economic Background Studies provide a tailored forecast utilizing The Informetrica Model, a “state-of-the-art" and the largest macroeconomic model. The Informetrica Model is a sophisticated, consistent and up-to-date interpretation of Canadian economic conditions and draws on the highest quality database. Tailored forecasts usually include a reference case and one or more alternative scenarios. Economic Background Studies also serve as inputs to our clients models. Clients rely on our sophisticated model as input to their own model or to obtain the most reliable forecast for their research, analysis, planning and decision-making process. We have undertaken over 40 Economic Background Studies in the past five years, applying to a variety of areas and industries. Our clients include Natural Resources Canada and the Manitoba Bureau of Statistics, among others.

Knowledge Areas

• The Environment and Large Final Emitters
• Energy and Oil and Gas
• Utilities
• Hospitals and Health Care
• Other areas include:
• Labour
• Construction
• Transportation
• Aboriginal

For more information contact:

Nina Gormanns (ext. 2319, or ngormanns@informetrica.com)

or

Doruk Kaymak (ext. 2232, or dkaymak@informetrica.com)