SOCIO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

ERS has a wealth of experience of undertaking socio-economic analysis for a range of organisations across a variety of subject areas and themes. Work has included the development of primary research exercises including business and learner surveys, assessment of the full range of published data used to assess performance and highlight need at all geographic levels and completion of sector studies across a range of topic areas including learning and skills, industry and local/national economies. These studies have been used for a range of purposes including the provision of information for funding bids, feasibility studies, investment decisions and market intelligence to inform the development of initiatives including City Strategy Pathfinders and evolving City Region structures.


Socio-economic analysis studies have included:

• Baseline production, data sourcing and management

• Appropriate use of a range of innovative consultation techniques

• Assessment of the impact (economic and social, forecast and retrospective) of initiatives, policies and developments including the Review of Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration (SNR)

• Management and analysis of large scale surveys of residents, learners and businesses

• Local, regional and national learning and skills studies

• Area-based socio-economic profiles


Our socio-economic analyses utilise the nationally recognised expertise within the ERS team to produce reports based on a solid evidence base from which policy and investment decisions can be based.

We pride ourselves on providing clients with clear, informative and user friendly reports that minimise jargon and over-complicated analysis whilst maximising the virtues of an independent and informed research intervention..

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