ecopa

EXPERTS IN TAXATION AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT Established in 2005, ECOPA provides professional services for economic analysis and data modeling. We combine advanced techniques of predictive analysis with solid experience of businesses and institutions. In impact assessment, we combine a command of modern quantitative techniques with extensive field experience. TAXATION. Excessive tax burdens, especially if combined with a complex regulatory system and poorly coordinated institutions, make taxation inefficient and unable to fulfill its objective. ECOPA provides assistance to tax administrations to assess and improve the competitiveness of their tax system and enhance taxpayer compliance. ECOPA advises governments and funding agencies on tax policy using econometric modeling and micro simulations, including for the analysis of investment incentives. IMPACT ASSESSMENT. To evaluate the impact of programs and policies in taxation and private sector development, ECOPA implements econometric methods (Diffs in Diff, Synthetic Control Method) to generate counterfactual scenarios and compare them with observed outcomes. These tools are combined with qualitative techniques (case studies, focus groups) to provide balanced evaluations with practical lessons on policy and program design. CLIENTS AND GEOGRAPHICAL EXPERIENCE. ECOPA has worked on over 30 assignments for a wide range of clients, including the World Bank Group (IFC and IBRD), the European Union (including EU-funded programs, such as TradeCom in trade), international organizations (ILO, WAEMU Commission, etc.), bilateral donors, government bodies and private companies. ECOPA has worked in Europe as well as over 30 emerging countries across Sub Saharan Africa (including Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo DR., Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, the Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, and Togo), the Middle East and North Africa (Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Syria and Tunisia), Central and East Asia (Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Vietnam), and the Pacific (Fiji, Kiribati, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Island, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu).