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Appendix B: Oxford Economics
Economic Contribution of the UK Film Industry
July 2007
Oxford Economics – formerly Oxford Economic Forecasting - was founded in 1981 to provide
independent forecasting and analysis tailored to the needs of business economists and planners. It is
now one of the world’s leading providers of economic analysis, with over 300 clients including
international organisations (such as the International Monetary Fund and World Bank); government
departments; European central banks; as well as a large number of blue-chip companies in the UK,
Europe and the US across the whole industrial spectrum.
Oxford Economics’ services range from regular reports and business seminars to user-friendly PC-based
econometric models and databases of historical and forecast economic indicators supplied via its website
www.oxfordeconomics.com. These services cover both the international and UK macroeconomy; the full
range of industrial sectors globally; and detailed work on UK regions. Oxford Economics is a leading
exponent in the design and development of detailed forecasting and policy evaluation models.
Oxford Economics also undertakes economic consultancy across a broad span of issues for
governments and leading companies. It has a strong track record in rigorous research and economic
analysis in the field of economic impact studies.
Oxford Economics commands a high degree of professional and technical expertise, both in its own staff
in Oxford, London, Belfast and Philadelphia, USA, and through its close links with Oxford University and
a wide range of economic research groups around the world. Senior staff are drawn from senior
economist roles in HM Treasury, the Bank of England, the European Commission and Management
Consultancy, as well as from other private sector organisations.
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