Policy Analysis

StratEcon offers in-depth policy analysis services that support evidence-based decision-making across a wide range of sectors, including infrastructure, energy, healthcare, trade, public finance and regional development. Our work enables governments, development partners, regulators and private-sector stakeholders to evaluate the economic implications of existing and proposed policies and to design interventions that are both impactful and sustainable.

We combine rigorous economic modelling with detailed regulatory and institutional assessments to analyse how policies affect key development objectives such as growth, equity, investment and competitiveness. Our policy analysis is informed by quantitative tools, qualitative research, stakeholder interviews and institutional diagnostics.

StratEcon's policy analysis services include:

Policy review and benchmarking against international and regional best practices
Regulatory impact assessments (RIAs) that evaluate the costs, benefits and unintended consequences of proposed regulations
Economic impact assessments of legislative and policy reforms
Strategic policy design to support national development plans, investment frameworks and sector strategies
Advisory support for reform implementation, including monitoring frameworks and stakeholder engagement

Our team brings a multidisciplinary perspective, drawing from economics, law and public administration. This allows us to consider not only economic outcomes but also the institutional feasibility, compliance pathways and political economy dynamics that shape the real-world success of policy interventions.

StratEcon’s policy work is always solution-oriented, tailored to the local context, and designed to support clear, actionable decision-making. Whether evaluating public-private partnership frameworks, national energy strategies, tax policies or infrastructure development plans, we help clients design smarter policies that deliver measurable development results.

Some of our Larger Projects and Clients are:

Western Cape Government Provincial Treasury for analysis in the Western Cape gambling industry and development of a position paper informing the green paper on gambling in the province.
Development of an Integrated Development Plan (IDP) for the Saldanha Bay Municipality.
Informing the Western Cape Government’s Municipal Ease of Doing Business Strategy
Regulatory Impact Assessment of the City of Cape Town’s new Signage Bylaw
Developing a framework with which to assess the Western Cape Government’s Ease of Doing Business interventions