Applied economics and data analysis to help you make better decisions.

Schiff Consulting is a specialised consulting firm based in Auckland, New Zealand, that advises government, non-profit, and corporate clients directly and in collaboration with other consultants.

Core services include data and statistical analysis, economic research and modelling, forecasting, quantitative evaluation, and data visualisation. Schiff Consulting has extensive experience applying these skills across many sectors and activities including central and local government policy-making, transport, competition economics, and non-profit organisations.

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Impact valuation factors for CBA and SROI: An overview of impact valuation factors in the NZ Treasury CBAx model that can be used to evaluate social interventions using CBA or SROI.
Data and information for economic evaluation of social interventions: A brief overview of the data and information needed for robust and credible economic 'return on investment' analysis of a social intervention.
NZ residential building consents explorer: Visualisations of trends in building consents issued for new residential dwellings in New Zealand.
LATEST BLOG POSTS
Mapping changes in Auckland's youngish adult population: Census 2023 edition: Dot-density maps of changes in Auckland's population aged 20-34 between the 2018 and 2023 Censuses.
Problems with SurveyMonkey's A/B test calculator: SurveyMonkey's calculator to compare proportions across groups is very confusing.
NZ Treasury changes the discount rate: The New Zealand Treasury substantially reduced the discount rate for public sector projects -- what does this mean?