About Us

 
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David Marchant

Founder & Managing Director

Inform Economics

Inform Economics is an economics consultancy. We use economics to make a positive social impact on our community.

We help our clients by applying the tools and techniques of economic and financial analysis to inform decisions, assess impact, demonstrate value, influence outcomes and secure funding.

We work across many sectors and are proud of our work that has contributed to: 

  • Increased participation in cancer screening and early detection programs

  • Reductions in the road toll

  • Increased awareness and take-up of cost of living support

  • Reductions in littering

  • Improvements in fire fighting capability

  • Improved access to health services

  • Reductions in smoking

  • Raising awareness of the dangers of vaping.

  • Increased uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations and booster shots

  • Reduced workplace injuries and fatalities

  • Increased community resilience to bush fires

  • Reductions in skin cancer risk

  • Improvements in timeliness and coverage of childhood immunisation

  • Increased participation in the National Disability Insurance Scheme

  • Ongoing investment in programs to make healthy behaviour changes

  • Preventing asbestos-related disease

  • Increased economic activity through visitation and events

  • Reductions in gambling harm

  • Securing major events for NSW and Australia

Sectors

Our expertise spans a wide range of sectors, and we have extensive experience working with Commonwealth and state government agencies, particularly in the following areas:

  • Agriculture

  • Arts and Culture

  • Disability Services

  • Education and Training

  • Emergency Management (Fire, Floods)

  • Environment

  • Government Advertising

  • Government Services

  • Healthcare

  • Human Services

  • Infrastructure

  • Responsible Gambling

  • Social Housing

  • Technology and Innovation

  • Transport

  • Tourism & Events

  • Workplace Safety

 

Panels

Commonwealth Government Management Advisory Services Panel (SON3751667) - we are an approved supplier of Financial and Economic Analysis services which includes:

  • Benchmarking, economic, econometric, mathematical and financial modelling and analysis

  • Business cases

  • Competition and market analysis

  • Cost-benefit analysis

  • Economic advice

  • Regulatory and policy analysis

  • Data analytics

  • Supply and demand management and forecasting

 

NSW Government - we are an approved Full Prequalification supplier under the NSW Government Prequalification Scheme: Performance and Management Services – SCM005 for the following categories:

  • Financial/economic advisory services (5f)

  • Strategic business cases (1b)

  • Strategy development and planning (1a)

  • Business performance reviews (1c)

  • Cost management (1f)

  • Accounting services (5a)

 

Australian Government (Department of Health) - we were an approved Provider under the Health Economic Services Panel for the services shown below. This panel ceased in April 2023. Going forward, these services should be procurred through the Mandatory Whole of Government Management Advisory Services Panel (SON3751667), of which we are an approved supplier.

  • Economic evaluation of health services, programs and policies

  • Economic modelling of health services, programs and policies

  • Analysis and advice on health care financing and payment mechanisms

  • Input into health system priority setting

  • Advice on health system performance monitoring

  • Development of regulatory impact statements

  • Literature reviews of health economics related issues

 

Government Procurement - Small & Medium Enterprise Guidelines

Commonwealth Procurement Rules - Inform Economics is considered an SME in the latest procurement rules commencing 1 July 2022. Under these rules, the Australian Government is committed to non-corporate Commonwealth entities sourcing at least 20% of procurement by value from SMEs and has a target of non-corporate Commonwealth entities procuring 35% of contracts, by value, with a value of up to $20 million from SMEs.

NSW Government SME and Regional Procurement Policy - Inform Economics is defined as a small business under the NSW Government’s SME and Regional Procurement Policy. NSW Government agencies must first consider purchasing from an SME, for procurements up to $3 million, where the agency is permitted to directly purchase goods and/or services from a supplier, including from prequalification schemes and panels.