SEURECO SOCIETE EUROPEENNE D'ECONOMIE SARL

Their core work

SEURECO is a Paris-based economic research consultancy specializing in macroeconomic modeling for EU policy analysis, operating as part of the ERASME modeling team. They build and apply computable general equilibrium and integrated assessment models to evaluate the economic impacts of climate, energy, and innovation policies. Their core contribution to research consortia is quantitative economic analysis — translating policy scenarios into GDP, employment, trade, and investment projections that inform European decision-making. They serve as the economics backbone in large interdisciplinary projects where technical energy or climate models need to be coupled with rigorous macroeconomic frameworks.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

SEURECO's trajectory shows a clear shift from broad EU policy economics toward climate-specific integrated assessment modelling. Their earliest project (I3U, 2015) focused on measuring economic impacts of the Innovation Union — a general R&D policy exercise. By 2016-2019 (SET-Nav), they had moved into energy system economics, and their most recent project (PARIS REINFORCE, 2019-2022) placed them squarely in Paris Agreement compliance modelling with explicit focus on uncertainty, robustness, and decision support for nationally determined contributions. The progression reflects the broader European research agenda's pivot toward climate urgency.

SEURECO is moving toward demand-driven climate policy modelling with emphasis on uncertainty quantification and decision support for international climate agreements — expect continued focus on Paris Agreement implementation tools.

How they like to work

SEURECO operates exclusively as a specialist participant, never leading consortia but contributing essential economic modelling capacity. With 40 unique partners across just 3 projects, they work in large consortia (averaging 13+ partners per project) where their role is providing one critical analytical layer alongside climate scientists, engineers, and policy experts. This pattern suggests they are a trusted niche contributor that consortia seek out when macroeconomic modelling is needed, rather than a project initiator.

Despite only three projects, SEURECO has built a remarkably broad network of 40 unique partners across 18 countries, indicating they consistently join large pan-European consortia with minimal partner overlap between projects.

What sets them apart

SEURECO occupies a specific niche as a private-sector macroeconomic modelling house — unlike university economics departments, they operate as a lean SME focused entirely on applied policy modelling without teaching or unrelated research obligations. Their ERASME model heritage gives them a distinct analytical toolset for coupling economic projections with energy and climate scenarios. For consortium builders, they offer the rare combination of academic-grade modelling rigour with the flexibility and responsiveness of a small private firm.

Highlights from their portfolio

• PARIS REINFORCE
  Their largest funded project (€524K), directly supporting Paris Agreement implementation through integrated assessment modelling with emphasis on uncertainty and national-level decision support.
• I3U
  Their first H2020 project (€479K) investigated the economic impact of the entire Innovation Union strategy — a broad EU-wide policy evaluation exercise.
• SET-Nav
  Bridging project that connected their general policy economics expertise to the specific domain of clean energy transition roadmapping.