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The Barcelona Graduate School of Economics Consulting Day brings representatives from top consulting firms to recruit BGSE students.
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Student presentation
Barcelona GSE
26th February 2010
● Frontier Economics
● Working at Frontier Economics
● Application
Frontier Economics
Use economics to provide advice in real problems
London (1999)
• Economic consulting firm
• Offices
75 economistsIndependent
andself-owned
Cologne (2003)
Brussels (2006)
Madrid (2008)
We work …
… in many sector and practice areas
Energy
Financial services
Healthcare
Media
Post
Retailing
Telecoms
Transport
Water
Competition policy
Public policy
Regulation
Strategy
Contract design
Dispute support services
Market design and auctions
… on high profile issues
Public policy Health care reform
Competition policy
Competition in UK Supermarket sector
Energy Impact of carbon trading mechanism
Regulation Spectrum valuation and allocation
We advise firms, governments …
… and public institutions
What micro offers
Use microeconomics…
A framework to identify the key issues of our clients’ problems and to understand:
● how markets work
● how incentives play out (market design)
Point towards the empirical exercises that need to be
undertaken in order to answer the questions posed
Tools (many times statistical) to answer these questions
…to advise clients in different mattersIn every case, COMMUNICATION is key – it’s a consultancy business!!
● Frontier Economics
● Working at Frontier Economics
● Application
Stimulating work
Core skills used and practiced on a day-to-day basis
Analytical
Work Management
Consulting
Core skills
● Setting up the economic framework
● Use of quantitative techniques
● Prioritise tasks in order to deliver on schedule
● Ability to work in teams
● Produce clear and accurate written work
● Deal with clients
No fixed teams
Project specific teams assembled
Day to day work at Frontier Economics
Teams
Typical to work on 2/3 projects at a time
Workload
Work in-house
Workplace
Nature of work determined by the projects you are on
Day agenda
Emphasis on career development…
Belief that core skills are common
across projects
Encourage to work across
practice areas
Work and learn from some of the
best economists in their field
Ability to develop specialist skills
Panel data econometrics
Applied / Technical
Auctions
Theoretical
Air transport
Practice Area
…and on working environment
Flat hierarchichal structure
Open space workplace
Extra-labour events
● parties● championships ● trips
● Frontier Economics
● Working at Frontier Economics
● Application
A typical selection process will include…
Submitting your CV and
covering letterInterviews Decision
Can do through our web page:
www.frontier-economics.com
●Chat about:
●CV
●Covering letter
●Case study
Welcome to Frontier
Economics!
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Frontier Economics Limited in Europe is a member of the Frontier Economics network, which consists of separate companies based in Europe (Brussels, Cologne, London and Madrid) and Australia (Melbourne & Sydney). The companies are independently owned, and legal commitments entered into by any one company do not impose any obligations on other companies in the network. All views expressed in this document are the views of Frontier Economics Limited.