Economic consulting firms can help businesses who are facing legal action, need to evaluate the market they operate in, or want to look at internal processes and proceedings so that they are continually improving.
Economic consulting firms offer economics and finance experts in the areas of antitrust; securities; financial institutions and their practices; intellectual property damages; health care; labor; energy and telecommunications; and general commercial damages.
Consulting firm clients can include leading law firms, Fortune 500 companies, global health organizations, and government agencies.
For Legal Cases
These firms work in private and public litigation, giving opinions on regulatory issues or policy proposals; offering evaluations and predictions based on the laws of economics; and giving a quantitative analysis of economic indicators.
Economic consulting firms provide support for experts that may need to be called upon for testimony. For example, when Viacom sued YouTube in 2007, an economist may have been called on to assess the value of the YouTube clip in question, computer scientists might explain Web video technology, and damages specialists could calculate how much YouTube’s alleged infringement cost Viacom.
These people and their expert opinions are all backed by economic consulting firms, who do the research and provide them with solid, factual reports for testimony.
To Keep An Eye On Where You’re Headed
Given that economic consultants excel when it comes to knowledge or economics and they couple it with in-depth research, they are who you want on your side when you are trying to determine what path your company should take as business changes.
Economic consulting firms help clients understand and project market trends. Based on their findings, they also help evaluate strategies that are already in place in the company, as well as new policies and procedures proposed.
To Help With the Big Decisions
Your company may be at a crossroads when it comes to something huge, such as changing product, procedure, or redefining mission or goals.
You may need a firm to come in to research and provide evidence of why you want to make such changes and how they are beneficial. This will help convince those in decision-making positions of what direction they should be taking.
This is also helpful when dealing with stakeholders, as it will demonstrate not only benefits and give reassurances, but show that your company is paying attention to detail and wants only the best for all involved.
To Improve Policies and Performance
Employee needs are ever-changing, so it’s hard for a company to keep up. The policies in place must reflect these needs as well as the company’s. A firm can come in to analyze these internal policies for effectiveness, and suggest changes where needed.
Employees who perceive themselves to be valued by the company are more likely to put in an effort that exceeds expectations.
Economic consultants can go over the expectations placed on your business and ensure those are being met, and even surpassed. This action will improve employee morale and help propel the company forward.
