Oscar Pollack is an analyst at NineSquared. He has experience in transport economics, cost-benefit analysis, sports economics, and economic and statistical modelling.
Prior to joining NineSquared, Oscar completed a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) at the University of Queensland, majoring in Quantitative Methods & Business and Industry, achieving a position on the Dean’s Honour Roll. While at University, Oscar undertook research looking into the relationship between community sports participation and criminal behaviour. He is an experienced economic and statistical modeller. While at NineSquared, he has worked on a range of engagements and research tasks including:
- Review of Nathan Dam and Pipeline Project Pre-feasibility study – NineSquared reviewed the Pre-feasibility Study and advised the department on a range of economic, financial and other technical aspects of the proposal to construct the Nathan Dam and associated pipelines, based on a broadened project concept compared to previous iterations of the project. This involved engagement with the local government which developed the proposal and various subject matter experts within the department. Oscar contributed to sections of the report related to environmental, policy, economic and financial impacts of the proposal, and conducted analysis on potential water costs if the project were to be completed.
- Beenleigh and Townsville Courthouse/Watchhouse and Police Station – Detailed Business Case Financial Analysis. NineSquared were engaged conduct the financial and affordability, economic and demand analyses for the Beenleigh and Townsville Courthouse, Watchhouse and Police station project. Oscar undertook forecasts of courthouse demand using past court case data and population estimates and worked on the development of the financial and affordability model, and the discounted cash flow model. This model utilised whole of life costings that included complex demand driven timings across multiple Local Government Areas in the Townsville and Beenleigh areas. The affordability analysis looked at current funding arrangements, gap analysis and impacts on budgets.
- Water Plan Socio-economic assessments – Oscar worked on four different Socio-economic water plan reviews for the Burnett Basin, Moreton, Logan and Gold Coast Water Plan areas, and the Condamine-Balonne and Border Rivers-Moonie catchment Ministerial Performance Reports. These projects involved the collation and reporting of social and economic data, including population forecasts, labour force and income data, economic profiles of the water plan area, and analysis of water demand and supply in the plan area. Oscar collated data around water sources, authorisations and water use, water demand, water trading, unallocated water reserves and uncommitted supplemented water, and summarised water demand and supply in the plan area.
- Business Launchpad Benefits Review – NineSquared were engaged to review the assumptions and measurements used to calculate the original Business Launchpad benefits profile. This involved creating a Cost Benefit Analysist tool that would identify which industries would have the most benefit by being added to the Launchpad. Further, detailed analysis of industry subsectors and employment generation potential was undertaken, and potential time savings from using the launchpad were calculated for each industry.