Profuturus
To do good, to be of benefit

Economic analysis grounded in people and place

Profuturus produces research, analysis, and economic impact studies for clients who need rigorous numbers in service of communities and the environments they depend on.

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About the firm

Profuturus was founded on the belief that economics is most useful when it stays close to the questions people actually face — what a project is worth to a community, what a landscape is worth left standing, what a policy costs the people it touches.

We build client-facing deliverables including research, analysis, and economic impact reports, and we take on volunteer work applying the same tools to environmental and social justice questions that rarely get a seat at the table.

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Ecosystem valuation

Valuing ecosystem services in the Ecuadorian Amazon

A benefit-transfer valuation of a 60-hectare Amazon property, comparing carbon-only, extractive-use, and full ecosystem-service scenarios to inform conservation finance.

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Economic impact

Economic impact of the Hardrock Hundred Mile Endurance Run

An estimate of race-related spending by runners, crews, and volunteers in the San Juan Mountains, and how it ripples through the regional economy.

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