Frontier Publications
- Google itFirm strategy in communication device, platform and application integrationBulletin | 18.11.2011.
- Thinking outside the box: calculating damagesReflections on major cartel cases in AustraliaBulletin | 27.04.2011.
- Where convergence exposes divergenceImplications of convergence on broadcast licensingBulletin | 06.04.2011.
- Green is GoodClimate Institute study on clean energy jobsBulletin | 03.03.2011.
- Blurring the distinction between carbon costs and pricesBulletin | 08.12.2010.
- What’s the cost of carbon uncertainty?The impact of delayed investment in the power sectorBulletin | 08.11.2010.
- Third time luckyMobile termination regulation in New ZealandBulletin | 17.09.2010.
- Keep 'em un-coordinatedCoordinated effects in mergersBulletin | 19.08.2010.
- The times, they’re a changin’Using economics to adapt to climate changeBulletin | 11.08.2010.
- Economic Analysis of the RSPTWith a postscript on the negotiated outcomePaper | 05.07.2010.
Wrong numbers
Difficulties in estimating the welfare gains from regulationRegulators and their government masters are under some obligation to demonstrate that their interventions actually benefit consumers. The Competition Commission's inquiry into mobile phone call charges illustrates the pitfalls. The Commission's attempts to quantify the welfare gains of its proposals, which have attracted widespread interest amongst European regulators, suffered from defects that led to a serious over-estimation of the potential benefits from regulation. This bulletin explores the weaknesses in the Commission's analysis.
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