Cambridge Economic Research

Name

Cambridge Economic Research

Website

https://cambridgeecon.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cambridge Economic Research is a privately held Cambridge, Massachusetts-based boutique consultancy founded in 1987 that provides economic development, real estate analysis, and transportation planning research and advisory services, led by founder and managing director Margaret Collins.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Research and Advisory

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic & Macroeconomic Research (BPAHALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industry & Sector Research (Syndicated/Custom) (BPAHALAE), Policy, Regulatory & Public Affairs Research (BPAHALAF), Real Estate Development & Feasibility Advisory (Highest-and-Best-Use, Entitlements Support) (BPAJANAC), Sector-Specific Industry Research (FSACAGAL)

Keywords

• Economic development consulting
• Real estate market analysis
• Transportation planning research
• Economic research advisory
• Consulting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cambridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Core offering

Cambridge Economic Research provides economic development, real estate analysis, and transportation planning research and advisory services. The firm operates as a small professional services practice delivering analytical research and consulting engagements in these three domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Economic Development Research and Advisory Research and advisory engagements focused on economic development analysis for organizational clients.
• Real Estate Market Analysis Analytical research and advisory services addressing real estate market conditions and trends for client decision-making.
• Transportation Planning Research and Advisory Research and advisory services supporting transportation planning analysis for client organizations.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Direct peers

• Camoin Associates: Economic development and real estate advisory firm serving municipalities, developers, and institutions with site selection, market analysis, and feasibility studies — closely matching Cambridge Economic Research's economic development and real estate advisory focus.
• TIP Strategies: Provides economic development, real estate strategy, and target industry advisory to public and private clients, overlapping directly with the firm's economic development and real estate analysis offering.
• Avalanche Consulting: Boutique economic development and strategy consultancy delivering market analyses, target industry studies, and strategic plans for communities and regions — directly comparable service mix.
• Economic Development Research Group (EDR Group): Specialist in economic and transportation planning research, including economic impact analysis and corridor studies — directly overlapping with the firm's transportation planning and economic research capabilities.
• HR&A Advisors: Real estate, economic development, and infrastructure advisory firm serving public-sector and institutional clients on feasibility and planning — comparable advisory scope and target customer set.
• Econsult Solutions: Economics consulting firm offering economic development, real estate analysis, and transportation/economic impact studies for public and private clients — closely comparable service mix.

Broad incumbents

• WSP: Global engineering and professional services firm with deep transportation planning and economic advisory practices — broad incumbent offering overlapping services as part of a much wider portfolio.
• AECOM: Large engineering and infrastructure consultancy offering transportation planning, economic impact analysis, and real estate advisory to public and private clients across a broad portfolio.
• Stantec: Engineering, planning, and advisory services firm with transportation planning and economic development practices competing in the same end markets.
• Cushman & Wakefield: Global commercial real estate services firm with real estate market analysis and feasibility advisory capabilities serving overlapping institutional and public-sector clients.

Market position

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cambridge-economic-research

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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