Research

Establishing the starting point against which a programme, policy or investment can later be measured.

• Survey design and sampling
• Questionnaire and indicator development
• Data collection and quality assurance
• Analysis and baseline reporting
• Targets and measures for monitoring and evaluation

A way of studying how work is actually done in an organization, and developing better ways of working together with the people who do it.

• Mapping activity systems and the tensions within them
• Practice-based analysis of organizational problems
• New ways of working designed with practitioners
• Documenting and sharing what is learned

Evidence on markets, trade and investment conditions to inform policy and commercial decisions.

• Market and sector analysis
• Trade and tariff analysis
• Investment climate and incentives reviews
• Competitiveness and value chain studies

Independent analysis of policy options, grounded in evidence and in how policy works once it is implemented.

• Policy and regulatory reviews
• Options analysis and impact assessment
• Evidence briefs for decision-makers
• Stakeholder consultation and feedback

Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the economic questions facing governments and organizations.

• Revenue and fiscal analysis
• Cost-benefit and impact analysis
• Sector and economy-wide briefs
• Analysis to support strategy and planning

Research designed around the setting in which the findings will be used, rather than adapted from somewhere else.

• Research design tailored to the local setting
• Engagement with local stakeholders and communities
• Mixed qualitative and quantitative methods
• Findings framed for the people who will act on them

Research into what employers need and what education and training currently deliver, and how to close the difference.

• Skills and labour market assessments
• Employer and graduate surveys
• Recommendations to align curricula and training with demand
• Design of industry and academia partnerships