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In addition to posing questions about business strategies and planning, and their effect on business models, we asked our respondents how advanced they may be in adopting blockchain technology. A substantial 33% of organizations (on average, across a

US freight railcar manufacturers contribute $6.5 billion to U.S. GDP and support nearly 65,000 jobs. However, increased global competition and evidence suggesting unfair business practices puts this contribution at risk.

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Oxford Economics worked with Citrix to survey 600 business and IT executives around the world and across industries to measure their progress toward digital work. We found that big changes are happening—but much work remains to be done. This report i

For the sixth year in a row, Oxford partnered on this flagship report, analyzing a survey of more than 1,500 corporate officers across 30 industries and 80 countries. 

Faced with the new challenges of today’s complex business risk environment, com

ServiceNow and Oxford Economics surveyed 300 chief information security officers (CISOs) around the world to identify how leaders are responding to growing enterprise threats. The results show a significant gap between the strategies organizations wa

In total, UWE Bristol is estimated to have supported 8,280 jobs in the West of England, or one in every 79 people in employment in the area. Some 59 percent was as a result of the University’s expenditure, with the remainder of jobs stimulated by add

The world was a simpler place when PwC first set out to measure Digital IQ a decade ago. “Digital” was just another name for “IT.” The CIO was not generally regarded as a strategic leader. And putting new technologies to work was a relatively straigh

As people grow ever more attached to their smart phones and tablets, electronic payment systems are bringing speed and safety to transactions while also cutting costs for merchants. Yet misconceptions about the technology have slowed its uptake. To e

The Hogan Lovells Brexometer survey, produced in conjunction with Oxford Economics, measures the sentiment of business leaders across the world on the impact of Brexit.

How are global business leaders preparing for Brexit? Do they anticipate profi

We surveyed 2,000 executives from 12 industries and 15 countries across North and South America, Europe and Asia Pacific. The objective was to understand the extent to which companies prioritize security, how comprehensive security plans are, how res

Ungated Post|3 March 2017

Understanding the role of mobile technology in economic growth

Understanding the role of mobile technology in economic growth

Recent years have seen startling growth in the reach of mobile technology. Such growth has been truly ‘global’ with vast investment in mobile infrastructure, supporting increased network coverage across emerging markets in all six continents. The impact of this extends far beyond convenience and consumer choice. Mobile internet technologies are transforming product and labour markets the world over. They are helping to propel ideas, connect businesses and customers and match workers to opportunities.

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A report by Michael Thom in the American Review of Public Administration investigates the impact of various types of tax incentive programs on economic activity in the Motion Picture Industry (MPI) on employment, Gross State Product (GSP), earnings,

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Ungated Post|27 February 2017

New: Exchange rate forecasts

New: Exchange rate forecasts

We are pleased to announce our new Exchange Rate Service. The Exchange Rate Service provides access to five-year forecasts of annual exchange rates for 150 economies against the United States dollar, and quarterly forecasts for the world’s largest 33 currencies against the dollar, the euro, the Japanese yen, and the British pound.

Clients receive a written report each quarter describing main drivers of change and the outlook under our baseline forecast and each of our five-year scenarios. In addition, we supply an Excel file that shows both the quarterly and annual results, updated once a month.

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Ungated Post|23 February 2017

World Economic Prospects Executive Summary: February 2017

World Economic Prospects Executive Summary: February 2017

February 2017: A recovery in trade 

Each month Oxford Economics’ team of 160 economists updates its baseline forecast for 200 countries using the Global Economic Model, the only fully integrated economic forecasting framework of its kind. Below is a summary of our analysis on the latest economic developments, and headline forecasts.

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The Law Society asked Oxford Economics to refresh its 2014 study to produce forecasts of criminal Legal Aid expenditure under alternative scenarios. A number of factors could affect Legal Aid expenditure over the next five years, including the volume

Oxford Economics worked with IBM’s Institute for Business Value in  mid-2016 to field a survey among 1,502 C-suite executives in a range of roles around the world. As the cognitive era dawns, outperformers in the industry are rethinking insurance by

How will cognitive computing transform lives, both personally and professionally? What can enterprises do to tap into cognitive computing’s full potential? What steps can leaders take today to accelerate cognitive computing benefits? In this survey o

This report estimates the demand and supply for seafarers over the next ten years. It then compares the demand and supply forecasts  to estimate the ‘gap’ between supply and demand for officers and ratings at sea as well as former seafarers employed

BAE Systems have operated in Australia for more than 60 years, now covering  25 sites and helping BAE Systems Australia maintain its position as one of the nation’s primary defence contractors. This report, commissioned by BAE Systems and produced by

Baker McKenzie, a global leader in advising on cross border transactions such as Merger and Acquisition (M&A), and Initial Public Offerings (IPO), asked Oxford Economics to again partner on the production of the Global Transactions Forecast (GTF). GT