What Oslo Economics does

Oslo Economics is a privately held Norwegian economic consulting firm founded in 2009 by former partners of Econ and staff from the Norwegian Competition Authority (Konkurransetilsynet), including Rolf Sverre Asp and Ove Skaug Halsos. The firm provides economic analysis and strategic advice at the intersection of markets and public policy, serving Norwegian and European government bodies, private enterprises, and organizations across more than a dozen sectors including competition economics, health, transportation, energy, labor, sustainability, innovation, digitalization, and culture.

The firm delivers its services through a portfolio of practice areas: socio-economic cost-benefit analyses, health economics and HTA, competition economics and merger evaluation, expert testimony and litigation support, financial analyses, evaluations, knowledge acquisition via surveys and register data, and the government-mandated KS1/KS2 quality assurance regime for major public investments. Its underlying analytical engine combines econometric analysis, register data work, survey design, and economic experiments — traditional quantitative economic methods rather than software platforms. A proprietary offering, the Omstillingsbarometeret (Transformation Barometer), was co-developed with Abelia to measure Norway's sustainable transformation capacity. The firm employs approximately 100 economists, the majority with PhDs or master's degrees from leading universities, and operates from Oslo (headquarters), Bergen, and Berlin.

Oslo Economics generates revenue through project-based consulting engagements billed on a quote basis, with multi-year contracts and fees determined by scope, team composition, and complexity. The go-to-market motion is relationship-driven, leveraging the professional networks of its partners, many of whom are former competition authority and central bank officials individually recognized by Global Competition Review and Who's Who Legal. The firm has completed approximately 2,500 projects for 650 clients since founding, and holds a framework agreement with the European Commission's DG Competition for state aid analysis. It has raised no external institutional capital and operates as a partner-owned professional services firm.

Name

Oslo Economics

Legal name

Oslo Economics

Website

https://osloeconomics.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Oslo Economics is a Norwegian economic consulting firm founded in 2009 that provides economic analysis, socio-economic cost-benefit studies, competition economics, and expert testimony to government authorities, private enterprises, and organizations across Norway and Europe. It employs approximately 100 economists from offices in Oslo, Bergen, and Berlin.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Consulting Services

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Management Consulting Services (54161), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Economic & Macroeconomic Research (BPAHALAD), Economic Damages & Lost Profits Analysis (BPAHANAI), Financial Reporting & Technical Accounting Advisory (GAAP/IFRS) (BPAHABAF)

Keywords

• Economic consulting services
• Competition economics
• Health economics analysis
• Socio-economic analysis
• Public policy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: Oslo Economics generates revenue through project-based consulting engagements providing economic analysis, evaluations, expert testimony, and strategic advice to government bodies, private companies, and organizations. Projects are tailored to specific client needs across diverse sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Oslo Economics is an economic consulting firm that delivers economic analyses and strategic advice to businesses, government authorities, and organizations. Services include competition economics, health economics, socio-economic cost-benefit analyses, financial analyses, evaluations, expert witness and litigation support, concept evaluation and quality assurance (KS1/KS2), research and data collection, strategic consulting, and AI advisory, sold on a project-based, custom-priced basis.

Product overview

Oslo Economics is an economic consulting firm offering a portfolio of advisory services rather than a unified software product. The service portfolio includes Databases, Evaluations, Financial Analyses, Health Economics, Competition Economics and Market Analysis, Research and Data Collection, Commercial Litigation and Damages, Socio-economic Analyses, Strategic Consulting, and Concept Evaluation and Quality Assurance. Additionally, they offer specialized Artificial Intelligence consulting services and maintain a research initiative called Omstillingsbarometeret (Transformation Barometer) developed in partnership with Abelia. These services are delivered through expert consultants and do not constitute a software platform or SaaS product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Omstillingsbarometeret: A tool developed by Oslo Economics in collaboration with Abelia to measure Norway's ability to make sustainable transitions relative to other countries.

Products and services

• Databases Provides access to specialized databases for research and analysis purposes to support client research and economic assessments.
• Evaluations Comprehensive evaluation services for policies, programs, and interventions delivered to public and private sector clients.
• Financial Analyses Financial analysis services including valuations, cost of capital analyses, and broader financial economic assessments for corporate and public sector clients.
• Health Economics Health economic analyses, health technology assessments (HTA), cost-effectiveness studies, and real-world evidence analyses for pharma, medtech, and public sector clients.
• Competition Economics and Market Analysis Competition economics expertise including merger evaluation, abuse of dominance, cartel analysis, and market regulation assessments for clients across regulated and private sectors.
• Research and Data Collection Knowledge acquisition through surveys, interviews, registry data analyses, and qualitative research methods supporting client research and evaluation projects.
• Expert Witness and Commercial Litigation Support Expert witness services and damages calculations for competition and commercial disputes, including court testimony and economic analysis for legal proceedings.
• Socio-economic Analyses Cost-benefit analyses and socio-economic impact assessments for public and private sector clients addressing policy, investment, and regulatory questions.
• Strategic Consulting Strategic advisory services bridging market dynamics and public policy considerations for organizations navigating regulatory and competitive environments.
• Concept Evaluation (KVU) and Quality Assurance (KS1/KS2) Concept evaluation (KVU) and external quality assurance (KS1/KS2) services for major public investment projects under the Norwegian Ministry of Finance's quality assurance regime.
• Artificial Intelligence Consulting Consulting services related to artificial intelligence applications across various sectors, advising on AI economics, adoption, and policy implications.
• Omstillingsbarometeret (Transformation Barometer) Index measuring Norway's ability for sustainable transformation relative to other countries, developed in collaboration with Abelia, used to support policy and advocacy discussions.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• AbeliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOslo Economics developed the Omstillingsbarometeret (Transformation Barometer) in collaboration with Abelia, a Norwegian business association. The index measures Norway's ability to make sustainable transformations relative to other countries.
• European Commission DG CompetitionflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOslo Economics secured a framework agreement with DG Competition (EU Directorate-General for Competition) to provide economic analyses on state aid. The agreement covers both general and specific aspects of reviewing existing and planned policy measures related to competition and state aid.
• SchjødtcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOslo Economics partnered with law firm Schjødt to support DG Competition in state aid cases, providing assessments of various transaction types involving state resources such as capital participations, loans, guarantees, or sales.
• Wikborg ReincoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOslo Economics partnered with law firm Wikborg Rein for the framework agreement with DG Competition, covering competition and state aid measures analysis.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Economic Consulting Associates (ECA): Specialist economic consulting firm focused on competition policy, regulation, and dispute economics. Direct competitor to Oslo Economics' competition-economics practice and similarly recognized in competition-authority circles.
• Oxera Consulting: Europe-based economic and financial consultancy specializing in competition, regulation, and public policy. Overlaps with Oslo Economics in EU framework agreements for competition and state-aid work and serves government and corporate clients.
• Menon Economics: Norwegian economic research and consulting firm delivering analysis for public and private clients. Closest domestic peer, sharing geography, language, and Norwegian government client base, with competition and sector-economic analysis overlap.
• NERA Economic Consulting: Global economic consultancy with deep competition economics and disputes/litigation expertise. Overlaps with Oslo Economics in expert testimony and EU/state-aid economics, and shares GCR 100 top-tier positioning.
• Compass Lexecon: Global leader in competition economics and litigation economics, providing expert testimony and damages quantification. Direct competitor in the same GCR 100 top tier as Oslo Economics, with similar expert-witness practice.
• Copenhagen Economics: Nordic-headquartered economic consulting firm providing competition economics, regulatory economics, and impact assessment for governments and private clients. Closest comparable peer given shared Nordic origin, similar headcount band, and overlapping practice areas in competition and health economics.
• Samfunnsøkonomisk analyse AS: Norwegian economic research consultancy providing socio-economic analyses, evaluations, and policy advice. Direct domestic peer with overlapping public-sector client base and similar Norwegian ministry/municipality engagements.
• Frontier Economics: European economic consultancy with strong competition economics and regulatory practice. Competes with Oslo Economics for EU-level and national regulatory mandates, and shares the focus on econometric expert testimony and merger analysis.
• Charles River Associates: Global consulting firm with one of the largest competition-economics practices and a major antitrust economics group. Competes with Oslo Economics for the same multinational merger, damages, and competition authority mandates and ranks in the GCR 100.

Broad incumbents

• AFRY (formerly Pöyry/Econ): Global engineering and consulting conglomerate that absorbed Econ, the firm from which Oslo Economics was spun off in 2009. Operates a much broader advisory platform but retains an economic consulting arm that directly competes for Norwegian and Nordic mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OsloEconomics
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/oslo-economics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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