News 2016
January
  • European Commission: Economisti Associati awarded a new contract by DG SANTE for a cost benefit analysis of the EU Health Information System.
  • European Commission: consortium led by Economisti Associati and comprising CEPS (Belgium), CASE (Poland), wedoIT solutions (Austria), Europe Ltd (Hungary), and ECOPA (France) awarded a framework contract for evaluation and impact assessment studies by DG TAXUD.
  • South Sudan: field mission to Juba for the evaluation of IFC's private sector development program.
  • World Bank Group: results of Economisti Associati's study on the impact of investment climate reforms summarized in the 2015 FIAS Annual Review.
February
  • European Commission: consortium led by Economisti Associati and comprising BKP Development (Germany), Transtec (Belgium), and Consorzio Italiano Consulenti (Italy) awarded a framework contract for evaluation studies by DG DEVCO.
  • South Sudan: field survey of SME for the evaluation of IFC's private sector development program, implemented in collaboration with Forcier.
March
  • African Development Bank: published the synthesis reports of the evaluations of the 2004 - 2013 country strategies and programs for Ethiopia and Tanzania.
April
  • World Bank Group: Economisti Associati awarded a new contract by the IFC for the Mid-term review for the Ethiopian Investment Climate Program.
  • European Commission: consortium led by Economisti Associati awarded a new contract by DG SANTE for the Mid-term evaluation of the Third Health Program 2014-2020 (TEP leading firm).
  • European Commission: Inception meeting for the Cumulative Costs Assessment of the EU Ceramics and Glass industries (CEPS lead firm).
  • European Commission: completed the second intermediate evaluation of the functioning of non-food Scientific Committees for DG SANTE.
May
  • African Development Bank: published the report for the evaluation of assistance to small and medium enterprises carried out by Economisti Associati in 2014.  
  • Training on Regulatory Impact Assessment: Giacomo Luchetta responsible for two sessions at a RIA training course organized by Jacobs, Cordova & Associates and LUISS.
  • European Commission: stakeholders' validation workshop for the study on the impacts of EU legislation on the construction sector (Fitness Check).
June
  • Investment Climate Facility for Africa: Economisti Associati awarded the first contract with ICF for the impact evaluation of a judiciary reform initiative in Zambia.
  • European Commission: completed the study on the drivers of energy costs and prices in energy-intensive industries commissioned by DG GROW (CEPS lead firm).    
  • European Commission: consortium led by Economisti Associati awarded the first contract within the framework contract with DG DEVCO for the Mid-term evaluation of the Partnership Instrument (Coffey lead firm).
  • European Commission: Economisti Associati awarded the first contract within the framework contract with DG TAXUD for a study on the taxation of tobacco products.
  • Zambia: field mission to Lusaka and Copperbelt for the impact evaluation of ICF judiciary reform project.
July
  • European Commission: Economisti Associati awarded another contract with DG TAXUD for the evaluation of the directive on the fiscal marking of gas oil and kerosene.
  • European Commission: consortium led by Economisti Associati awarded another contract with DG DEVCO for the Evaluation of the European Union's Policy Coherence for Development (BKP lead firm).
  • Ethiopia field mission for the Mid-term review for IFC's Ethiopian Investment Climate Program.
August
  • European Commission: consortium led by Economisti Associati awarded a contract with DG TAXUD for the evaluation of the Pericles program (EUROPE Ltd lead firm).
  • European Commission: Economisti Associati awarded another contract with DG DEVCO for the Evaluation of EU international cooperation on Sustainable Consumption and Production.
September
  • Ethiopia: presentation of results of the Mid-term review for IFC's Ethiopian Investment Climate Program.
October
  • European Commission: Economisti Associati, in collaboration with Areté, awarded a new contract by DG SANTE for the evaluation of animal welfare international activities.
  • European Commission: consortium led by Economisti Associati awarded a contract with OLAF for the mid-term evaluation of the Hercule III program (CEPS lead firm).
  • African Development Bank: completed the evaluation of AfDB's activities in Ghana (in collaboration with BKP Development, lead firm).
  • European Commission: consortium led by Economisti Associati awarded a contract with DG TAXUD for the evaluation of the European Customs Inventory of Chemical Substances - ECICS (Coffey lead firm).
  • European Commission: completed the study on the impacts of EU legislation on internal market and energy efficiency on the construction sector.
November
  • European Commission: in the framework of the evaluation of the Pericles 2020 program, participation in the meeting of the Euro Counterfeit Expert Group.
  • European Commission: launch of the open public consultation for the study on the taxation of tobacco products.
  • Italy, Poland and Germany: interviews with government authorities and stakeholders in the framework of the study on the taxation of tobacco products.
  • European Commission: presentation of preliminary results for the Cumulative Costs Assessment of EU Legislation for the Ceramics and Glass industries (CEPS lead firm).
December
  • Hungary, France, Ireland, Portugal and United Kingdom: interviews with government authorities and stakeholders in the framework of the study on the taxation of tobacco products.
  • European Commission: Economisti Associati in association with crossxculture (Germany) awarded a contract by DG NEAR for the evaluation of the EU cooperation with Azerbaijan.
  • European Commission: consortium led by Economisti Associati awarded a contract with DG TAXUD for a study on general arrangements for excise taxation (CASE lead firm).
  • European Commission: Economisti Associati awarded a contract with DG TAXUD for a study on the taxation of alcohol products.
  • China and Morocco: field work for the evaluation of EU international cooperation on Sustainable Consumption and Production.