Our team has spent years executing applied research projects. We created Oikos to do that same work with greater independence, maintaining the rigor and results-oriented approach that defines us.
We don't apply methodologies mechanically. Every project starts with a real question, and everything else — the design, the tools, the deliverable — is built from there.
Before proposing a design, we understand exactly what you need to decide. Methodology is a means, not an end. We don't sell surveys — we sell clarity.
A data point disconnected from its environment can lead to wrong decisions. We know the institutions, the dynamics, and the particularities because we have worked in this field.
A 200-page report that nobody opens is a failure, regardless of the quality of the analysis. We design deliverables with the recipient in mind and what they need to do with them.
We keep clients constantly updated, alert them when something isn't going as expected, and adjust the design if the context changes. The relationship doesn't end when we deliver the report.
Our track record spans three practice areas, built over years of fieldwork. We don't come to projects to learn — we come to execute.
We have designed and executed studies using experimental and quasi-experimental methodologies: randomized phased experiments, difference-in-differences, and propensity score matching. Applied to agricultural value chains, extractive sectors, and economic development programs. We have also developed monitoring systems with automated dashboards and conducted performance evaluations on employability and education — including remote work in Central America and Africa.
Our thematic experience covers needs and market diagnostics, audience and stakeholder segmentation, supply and demand analysis, brand positioning, and sales forecasting. We have worked in sectors as diverse as automotive, mass consumption, microfinance, poultry, coffee, technical and vocational education, and digital platforms.
Our experience includes public opinion research, political and electoral studies, stakeholder mapping, and context analysis. Also thematic research on labor markets, skills, youth, migration, health, inequality, and the business environment — produced to the highest standards of applied research.
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