Areas of ExpertiseImpact Assessment

For certain projects, understanding the impacts on people can be the most important consideration.  Adverse social impacts can reduce the intended benefits of a proposal, and threaten its viability if they are severe enough.  Market Economics Ltd is experienced in identifying the impacts of development proposals on people and has undertaken a variety of social impact assessments as a means of securing funding for transport projects and major events.  Market Economics Ltd has developed several novel models for this purpose, including the New Zealand Household Market Model and local level social accounting matrices which are integrated with our economic input-output capability

Examples of Recent Work:

Major Events Analyser, Ministry of Economic Development.
Social Impact of Road Pricing Strategies, Ministry of Transport.