The City of London's Economic Development Office works in conjunction with external consultants to obtain independent expertise when commissioning research into specific policy areas. These consultants include:
Alpha Development Partnership Bourse Consult British Institute of International and Comparative Law Cambridge Econometrics Careers Group, University of London centre for economics and business research (cebr) Centre for Economic Policy Research CRA International Clifford Chance Consilience Energy Advisory Group European Policy Forum Experian FreshMinds Greater London Enterprise ICMA Centre, University of Reading London Economics London School of Economics & Political Science London South Bank University NERA Economic Consulting Oxera Oxford Analytica Oxford Economics Public and Corporate Economic Consultants Research Republic SAMI Consulting URS Corporation Ltd York Aviation Z/Yen Group Ltd