Welcome to PACEC
PACEC is a well-established specialist economic consultancy practice, with offices in Cambridge and in London.
PACEC carries out economic development and regeneration strategies, appraisal and feasibility studies, implementation, and the evaluation of policies and initiatives to identify the benefits and any improvements required.
Our teams offer creative solutions to economic and regeneration challenges to meet client requirements. Key services cover business development, innovation and technology transfer, inward investment, labour markets and training, neighbourhood renewal, and social inclusion and property issues.
PACEC's Local Economic Performance System (LEPS) provides economic intelligence, analysis of trends, and forecasts which support policy development, providing a powerful tool to enable clients to analyse the strengths and weakness of their local economies and formulate policy.
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Projects
Following the publication of the Evaluation of HEFCE Third Stream Funding, the Centre for Business Research at the University of Cambridge has been given a grant to work with PACEC to undertake a series of research studies on the state of knowledge exchange in the HE sector. These studies will build on the evidence base assembled for the Evaluation. Full details can be found at our HE research page.
PACEC and the Centre for Business Research at the University of Cambridge have produced an assessment of the extent to which Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) / Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS) third stream funding has secured direct and indirect economic benefits, by embedding a culture and capacity within higher education institutions (HEIs) that supports the transfer and exchange of knowledge between HEIs, business and the wider community. The term "third stream" refers to interactions between HEIs and external organisations in the private, public and voluntary sectors, and wider society. It assumes that some knowledge or expertise flows between HEIs and users through these interactions. The final report can be viewed here.
From recession to recovery: the local dimension projects how each area of the country could be affected differently by the economic downturn if no action is taken. A press release can be viewed at the LGA's website here, and the full report is also available for download from this page.
Prosperous communities II: vive la dévolution!, published in February 2007, sets out the LGA's evidence base for the need for devolution of powers to local councils and some concrete proposals for making it happen. The economic analysis in the document, including detailed maps of economically self-sufficient local areas, was undertaken by PACEC. A summary, the full report, and the research report commissioned by PACEC are available here at the LGA website.
In view of the perceived economic and environmental importance of sporting shooting, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), the Countryside Alliance (CA), and the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), in consultation with the Game Conservancy Trust, joined together to provide an independent assessment of the economic and environmental contribution of shooting within the UK. A press release, the executive summary of the report and the full report itself can be downloaded from www.shootingfacts.co.uk.
In 2004, The University of Hertfordshire and Welwyn Hatfield District Council commissioned a far-reaching study into the full extent of the University of Hatfield's impact on the district of Welwyn Hatfield. In addition to exploring the amount of income injected into local business, the study also looked at the social and cultural impact.
The Welsh Assembly Government has appointed PACEC to carry out an evaluation of the WDA's property activity from 1995 to the present day.
Recruitment
We recruit new staff when required. These may be Principal/Senior Consultants, Junior Consultants or Analysts. Please send CVs and inquiries to: The Office Manager, PACEC, 49-53 Regent Street, Cambridge CB2 1AB. Email: admin@pacec.co.uk
