Who we are

Maxwell Stamp Inc is a small, independent Washington, D.C. economics consulting firm. We help clients achieve complex policy goals through the provision of insightful, data-driven analysis and the development of innovative and rigorous policy plans and programs.

Established in 1996, Maxwell Stamp Inc is collegially affiliated with Maxwell Stamp, the internationally recognized group of economic and strategy consultancies, and is able to draw upon its wide platform of skills and experience (successful projects in 165 countries and local, independently owned offices in Dhaka, Nairobi, and Riyadh).

What we do

Maxwell Stamp Inc has developed expertise in a wide range of programmatic areas, including governance and public sector reform, private sector development, private investment activity assessment, and monitoring and evaluation services.

Our work ranges from international trade to rural livelihoods, from privatization to revenue administration, from health systems development to financial analysis. We have supported governments, international development institutions, and foundations as well as private sector companies, financial institutions, and investors. Our teams regularly work with sovereigns and international financial organizations, including the World Bank Group (World Bank and International Finance Corporation), UNIDO, the African Development Bank, the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development, and the European Community.

How we work

Maxwell Stamp Inc brings a large toolkit of techniques, best practices, and experts to our practice. We enlist rigorous methodologies to generate clear, understandable, and practical recommendations that move programs forward and help meet clients’ long-term goals. Our creative, evidence-based insights result from harnessing advancements in higher-order data analytics, big data, and data-based modeling. We combine analytic tools and approaches with sound economic principles, technical expertise, and worldwide experience in order to solve problems and create opportunities. Our capabilities go beyond analyzing and proscribing solutions to managing programs, strategy development, implementation of initiatives, and securing investment finance, and we insist on high professional performance in the granular feedstock that is accurate information.

Maxwell Stamp Inc’s capabilities are enriched by our extensive operational experience in fragile and conflict-affected states. In the past decade, this has included work in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Yemen. In multiple projects we have successfully undertaken rural rehabilitation and development, the creation of community councils, governance restoration, encouragement of small and medium enterprise (SME) growth, a post-conflict recovery strategy and priorities, training, and impact evaluation through household surveys. We are experts at achieving results in challenging environments, and we understand the importance of pragmatic, inclusive approaches that rely on nuanced knowledge of context and partnerships with local stakeholders.