Public Policy Economics

Global corporations, private companies, trade associations and governments face complex decisions involving proposed legislation, regulations, and policy change that affect business strategy, commercial arrangements, taxation, and partnerships. To inform these decisions, and to influence politicians, voters and various stakeholders more effectively, all must understand the direct, indirect, and unintended consequences. Businesses, government agencies, and trade associations continually engage FTI Consulting as an independent, trusted advisor to quantify and advise on these complexities. We form concrete, economically defensible and workable solutions to resolve competing public policy considerations with wide-ranging implications.

How We Help

Clients around the world partner with us to study, analyze and advise on the economic impact of proposed and enacted regulations, legislation and policies across a wide range of issues. Our senior team of economic and public policy experts leverage their experience to determine outcomes and impact of proposed change, taking into consideration inherent uncertainties and risks in most decisions. We also realize that legislative and regulatory changes are not isolated but are often proposed among numerous policy shifts and we analyze the proposals against the backdrop of broader initiatives. We also work with clients on their strategic communications throughout the policy change to gain favor in the court of public opinion.

Issues on which we are totally qualified to advise include:

• The effect of energy, environmental, healthcare, tax policy and other regulations on global competitiveness and business strategies
• Comparative analysis of proposed regulatory, legislative and policy alternatives
• Quantification of the impacts on the client, its competitors, the market segment and the broader economy
• Identifying, ranking and prioritizing the potential responses to the proposed policy changes
• Appropriate division of responsibility for federal and local regulators
• Effects of regulations on risk sharing across various constituencies
• Identification of unintended consequences and quantification of their impact

Rely on us for services such as:

• Strategic and regulatory planning
• Program evaluation
• Regulatory and policy reform
• Analysis of proposed legislation and regulation
• Tort liability
• Forecasting
• Public-private partnerships
• Public financing solutions
• Local and regional economic impact analysis