The Manchester Salford Pathfinder has sponsored the following pieces of research:

• Drivers of Change in the Manchester Salford Housing Market, ECOTEC Consortium – ECOTEC Research and Consulting (September 2005)
• Economic Analysis and Forecast Report for Manchester and Salford, ECOTEC Consortium – Oxford Economic Forecasting and Regional Forecasts Limited (September 2005)
• Modelling Demographics and Housing in Manchester and Salford, ECOTEC Consortium – Oxford Economic Forecasting and Regional Forecasts Limited (September 2005)
• Housing Supply in Manchester, Salford and the HMR reference area, ECOTEC Consortium – Llewelyn Davies with ECOTEC Research and Consulting (March 2005)
• Understanding Perceptions in the Manchester Salford Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder, ECOTEC Consortium – Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research (CRESR), Sheffield Hallam University, with ECOTEC Research and Consulting and the Centre for Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures (SURF), University of Salford (August 2005)
• Sustainable Neighbourhoods – Urban Form Analysis for Manchester Salford Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder, ECOTEC Consortium – ECOTEC Research and Consulting, Llewellyn Davies and Manchester Geomatics (September 2005)
• MSP Resident Perception Household Survey Final Report, ECOTEC Consortium – ECOTEC Research and Consulting supported by CSR Partnership (September 2005)