Frontier Publications

• Liquid marketsProspects for introducing water tradingBulletin | 21.01.2010.
• Regulating the 'known unknowns'Planning for uncertainty in the energy sectorBulletin | 02.12.2009.
• Measuring Monitor’s Impact: Economic evaluation reportPaper | 30.09.2009.
• The effects of ICT investment on productivity in SpainPrepared for the NEREC conference on Electronic Communications Presentation | 11.09.2009.
• Do universal banks need special regulatory treatment?A report for BarclaysPaper | 18.08.2009.
• New Handbook on Utility ManagementPaper | 17.08.2009.
• Transmission Management and Pricingcontribution to the new "Handbook on Utility Management" published by SpringerPaper | 17.08.2009.
• Loose connectionsThe impact of lower termination rates on consumer welfareBulletin | 24.07.2009.
• Taking controlThe competitive implications of partial ownershipBulletin | 24.07.2009.
• Chapter in "Regulación Económica IV. Telecomunicaciones"Paper | 14.07.2009.
• Are footballers worth it?The value of transfers in the Spanish football leagueBulletin | 06.07.2009.
• Long arm of the lawThe value of economics in transfer pricingBulletin | 18.06.2009.
• Reforming the airport regulatory regimeFrontier paper commissioned by easyJetPaper | 05.06.2009.
• Investment and competition in next generation access networksPresentation | 28.05.2009.
• This Little PCT went to marketHealth Services JournalPaper | 16.04.2009.
• Understanding health care marketsA PCT guide to market analysis and market managementPaper | 09.04.2009.
• Assessment of the potential value of Gatwick AirportA summary report prepared for easyJet, Virgin Atlantic and Tui TravelPresentation | 27.03.2009.
• A barrage of objectionsAssessing schemes for tidal power in the severn estuaryBulletin | 16.03.2009.
• Funnel visionMaking innovation part of everyday businessBulletin | 16.03.2009.
• Games people playInsights into tacit collusionBulletin | 16.03.2009.
• It should be terminalAn innovative approach to UK airport competitionBulletin | 16.03.2009.
• Competition issues in mobile sectorBrussels IBC conferencePresentation | 20.10.2008.
• Player valuations in the Indian Premier LeagueA working paperPaper | 20.10.2008.
• Impact of emissions trading on pricing and profits in aviationReview of Vivid Economics reportsPaper | 13.10.2008.
• Reliability of electricity supply in Germany a valuable assetPaper | 01.10.2008.
• Vertical integration and public policyChapter in the magazine "REDETI"Paper | 01.10.2008.
• Research into the costs of smart meters for electricity and gas DSOsA report prepared for Energiekamer Presentation | 30.09.2008.
• Security of supply requires investmentsPaper | 26.09.2008.
• Assessing the impact of lowering mobile termination ratesPaper | 12.09.2008.
• NGN Networks and digital divideRegulatory and Economic Policy in Telecommunications, n°1, September 2008, pp 102-110Paper | 01.09.2008.
• Back to the futureFindings of the Competition Commission's groceries inquiryBulletin | 01.08.2008.
• Mail ordersCosting elements of the postal public service obligationBulletin | 01.08.2008.
• Regulation of Convergent Commercial OffersPresentation at a Summer Course on telecommunications of the University of MurciaPresentation | 15.07.2008.
• The long-run level of X in RPI-X regulation: Bernstein and Sappington revisitedA working paperPaper | 11.07.2008.
• An empirical analysis of the effect of health on aggregate income and individual labour market outcomesHSE Research Report #639, 2008Paper | 30.06.2008.
• Belt and bracesAnalysing margin squeeze abuses under Article 82Bulletin | 30.06.2008.
• Bundles of joyThe economics of Bulletin | 30.06.2008.
• How's that?Winners and losers in the Indian cricket auctionsBulletin | 30.06.2008.
• Keeping the lid onAnalising competition between UK airportsBulletin | 30.06.2008.
• Analysis of river Severn barragePaper | 12.06.2008.
• Smart meters need smart policyContribution to Dow Jones Energy WeeklyPaper | 09.05.2008.
• How's that?Winners and losers in the Indian cricket auctionsBulletin | 17.04.2008.
• Regulation of Capacity Investment at Stansted AirportA report commissioned by easyJetPaper | 18.03.2008.
• Staying PowerKeeping ahead of the game in energy retailPaper | 04.03.2008.
• Food for thoughtThe impact of advertising bansBulletin | 30.01.2008.
• Less is more?How to optimise a smart meter roll-outBulletin | 30.01.2008.
• Seeing the woodMaking management information more manageableBulletin | 30.01.2008.
• Tying, Bundling, and CompetitionGaceta Jurídica de la Unión Europea y de la Competencia, nº 249, December 2007Paper | 15.12.2007.
• Centrica smart meteringFrontier report prepared for CentricaPaper | 02.11.2007.
• Quality of energy networks poses next regulatory challenge in GermanyPaper | 19.10.2007.
• Regulation of airport charges at Stansted AirportFrontier paper commissioned by easyJetPaper | 17.10.2007.
• Competitive strategiesA selection of Frontier BulletinsBulletin | 19.09.2007.
• Going their separate waysNext steps for Europe's energy sectorBulletin | 19.09.2007.
• Sizing up expansionThe relevance of economies of scaleBulletin | 19.09.2007.
• The price of loyaltyApplying the European Commission's proposed approach to assessing conditional rebate schemesBulletin | 19.09.2007.
• Drawing vertical linesEuropean guidelines on non-horizontal mergersBulletin | 21.05.2007.
• In the heat of battleEnergy price warsBulletin | 21.05.2007.
• Merger control in EuropeA selection of Frontier bulletins on competition policyBulletin | 21.05.2007.
• One club golfersPreventing compulsive price discountingBulletin | 21.05.2007.
• Further unbundling in European energy marketsIssues raised by the European Commission's recent statementsPaper | 23.02.2007.
• A healthy choiceManaging demand in the new NHSBulletin | 16.01.2007.
• Don't annoy the elephantsCreating true customer relationshipsBulletin | 16.01.2007.
• Oranges and LemonsMaking customer segmentation more effectiveBulletin | 16.01.2007.
• Taking away the electric shocksUnderstanding the cycle in power pricesBulletin | 16.01.2007.
• X-Factor Updating And Total Factor Productivity Growth: The Case Of Peruvian Telecommunications, 1996-2003Journal of Regulatory Economics, Volume 30, Number 3 (November 2006), pag 316 - 342Paper | 22.12.2006.
• The impact of regulationDTI Occasional Paper No. 7Paper | 30.11.2006.
• Mind the gap: sustaining improvements in the NHS beyond 2008BUPA report on the future of UK NHS financingPaper | 30.10.2006.
• Utility benchmarkingHow to ask the right question?Paper | 16.10.2006.
• Bundled into touchLessons from GE-Honeywell for new European Commission guidelinesBulletin | 29.08.2006.
• Deal or no deal?The pros and cons of sale-and leaseback arrangementsBulletin | 29.08.2006.
• Pull the other oneUsing root-cause analysis in everyday business decisionsBulletin | 29.08.2006.
• The theory of evolutionCapturing the benefits of customer lifetime value modelsBulletin | 29.08.2006.
• Try this for sizeMaking sense of European merger remediesBulletin | 29.08.2006.
• A simple real options approach to access pricingChapter in "The Economics of Online Markets and ICT Networks Contribution to Economics Series"Paper | 25.07.2006.
• Mind the Gap: Sustaining improvements in the NHS beyond 2008published by BUPAPaper | 30.06.2006.
• Economic consideration of extending the EU ETS to include aviationDan Elliott, Mustafa Hussein, Janine Milczarek, Kai HüschelrathPaper | 01.03.2006.
• Current prices, anybody?The costs and benefits of Bulletin | 27.02.2006.
• Up on the farm?Creating a properous future for agricultureBulletin | 27.02.2006.
• What am I bid?Choice and competition in public servicesBulletin | 27.02.2006.
• Detailed descriptive statistics from the prospects modelRachel Webster, Sarah Snelson, Yulia KossykhPresentation | 09.12.2005.
• First class performanceAnalysing performance on the UK rail networkBulletin | 08.09.2005.
• Measure for measureA robust approach to the assessment of economic impactBulletin | 08.09.2005.
• Money to burnThe price of emission rights in EU tradingBulletin | 08.09.2005.
• Raising the standardsMandatory standardisation in electronic communicationsBulletin | 08.09.2005.
• Surgery or medicine?The use of behavioural remedies in merger controlBulletin | 08.09.2005.
• Communications Networks and Foreign Direct Investment in Development CountriesDr Reamonn Lydon, Mark WilliamsPaper | 01.08.2005.
• Buy as you sellA systematic approach to better procurementBulletin | 30.06.2005.
• Do try this at homeThe regulation of publicy-owned utilitiesBulletin | 30.06.2005.
• Liberty and harmony?The pros and cons of common standards for usage of radio spectrumBulletin | 30.06.2005.
• Modelling progress towards the Level 2 targetRachel Webster, Sarah Snelson, Yulia KossykhPresentation | 30.06.2005.
• Modelling progress towards the Level 2 target - annexesRachel Webster, Sarah Snelson, Yulia KossykhPresentation | 30.06.2005.
• Wrong numbersDifficulties in estimating the welfare gains from regulationBulletin | 30.06.2005.
• Front of the envelopeEstimating the impact of shifts in postal chargesBulletin | 11.03.2005.
• Location, location, locationDeveloping effective regional policyBulletin | 11.03.2005.
• Patching up the waterbedPricing and profits in the mobile telephony marketBulletin | 11.03.2005.
• Phone a friendThe potential for mobile networks to use differential call charges as a means of foreclosureBulletin | 11.03.2005.
• The role of benchmarking for yardstick competitionPhil Burns, Cloda Jenkins, Dr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 02.02.2005.
• Regulatory instruments and investment behaviourPhil Burns, Dr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.01.2005.
• Two-way access charges and on-net/ off-net differentialsDan ElliottPaper | 01.10.2004.
• The importance of price elasticities in the regulation of mobile call terminationDan ElliottPaper | 01.09.2004.
• Taking the bull by the hornsCarving competitive advantage from regulationBulletin | 02.08.2004.
• Moving up the learning curveThe potential acquisition of qualifications by adultsBulletin | 23.07.2004.
• The price of justiceGovernment procurement of legal aid servicesBulletin | 23.07.2004.
• Joined-up thinking?Assessing unilateral and co-ordinated effects in merger cases?Bulletin | 23.06.2004.
• Lucky numbersDoes the national lottery need more competition?Bulletin | 23.06.2004.
• CO2 - Emission Trading - A game without frontiers?Michael Huggins, Melanie Etten, Dr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.06.2004.
• Incentive regulation: an opportunity for consumers and network operators?Janine Milczarek, Dr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.04.2004.
• Regulatory instruments and their effects on investment behaviourPhil Burns, Dr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.04.2004.
• On-net/ off-net differentialsDan ElliottPaper | 01.03.2004.
• The role of UK competition agencies in the regulation and deregulation of utility service industriesSir Ian ByattPaper | 01.02.2004.
• A different remedyAssessing mergers in the pharmaceutical industryBulletin | 18.09.2003.
• Wired for experienceBalancing incentives in network regulationBulletin | 18.09.2003.
• Regulation in energy markets - international experience with tariff controlDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.08.2003.
• Advanced bookingHow airline-style pricing can be applied in the rail sectorBulletin | 10.07.2003.
• Regulation in Developing Countries is DifferentUtilities Policy 31 2003: 299Paper | 30.06.2003.
• Power playThe impact of capacity changes on electricity pricesBulletin | 23.05.2003.
• Energy Market Regulation - but how? Guideline for a regulatory frameworkDr Uli Brunner, Dr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.05.2003.
• Comparing apples with applesInternational benchmarking as a regulatory toolBulletin | 24.04.2003.
• Scarcity is in short supplyMarket niches and distinctive capabilitiesBulletin | 24.04.2003.
• Southern discomfortSetting pay in the public sectorBulletin | 24.04.2003.
• Water under the bridgeRegulation change in long-term concessionsBulletin | 23.04.2003.
• Starting from where?Valuing the opening regulatory asset baseBulletin | 24.03.2003.
• Developing Network Monopoly Price Controls: Workstream A Regulatory incentives for dealing with uncertaintyFrontier EconomicsPaper | 01.03.2003.
• Developing Network Monopoly Price Controls: Workstream B Balancing IncentivesFrontier EconomicsPaper | 01.03.2003.
• Strategic pricing for network access: evidence from electricity distribution in England and WalesDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.01.2003.
• Competing testsThe choice of regime for european mergersBulletin | 01.12.2002.
• Do not adjust your setState aid rules and public service broadcastingBulletin | 01.12.2002.
• From engineering to economicsEmploying simulation tools to appraise network investmentsBulletin | 01.12.2002.
• Worried about competition?Minimising the competitive impact of regulationBulletin | 01.12.2002.
• Is regulation of mobile-to-mobile termination charges desirable?Dr George Houpis, Dan ElliottPaper | 01.09.2002.
• Margin-squeeze in broadband retail services?Dr George HoupisPresentation | 01.09.2002.
• Privatisation of the British water industry - regulation and liberalisationPhil Maggs, Dr Uli Brunner, Dr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.09.2002.
• Elastic profitsManaging the risks of a price changeBulletin | 01.08.2002.
• Learn to earnA framework for estimating the social rate of return to adult basic skillsBulletin | 01.08.2002.
• Closing loopholesCorrecting perverse outcomes from regulatory decisionsBulletin | 01.07.2002.
• Education x 3Understanding low achievementBulletin | 01.07.2002.
• Know thy customerA disciplined approach to data analysisBulletin | 01.07.2002.
• Message in a modelManaging competition in postal servicesBulletin | 01.07.2002.
• Ruling the wavesNew EC legislation will allow spectrum trading in the UKBulletin | 01.07.2002.
• Too small for competition?Economic reform in mini-marketsBulletin | 01.07.2002.
• Power Sector Reform in Small CountriesInfrastructure Journal, May-June 2002Paper | 30.06.2002.
• Competing network monopolies - experiences from EuropeDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.06.2002.
• Gas network access - requirements from traders' perspectivesMustafa Hussain, Dr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.06.2002.
• Switching made simpleBringing choice to electricity customers in New South WalesBulletin | 01.06.2002.
• The economic framework of electricity supplyDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.06.2002.
• Are you being served?Regulating quality in public utilitiesBulletin | 01.05.2002.
• Growing natural hedgesDebt finance and earnings volatilityBulletin | 01.05.2002.
• Leaner, meaner and greener too?Challenges for water companies in the next reviewBulletin | 01.05.2002.
• Paying for hot air?Market failure in emissions tradingBulletin | 01.05.2002.
• Performance Based Regulation – A view from the other side of the pondElectricity Journal, Jan-Feb 2002Paper | 28.02.2002.
• Choice of model and availability of data for the efficiency analysis...Phil Burns, Michael Huggins, Dr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.02.2002.
• Fearful asymmetryCapacity asymmetries and merger analysisBulletin | 01.01.2002.
• Frontier Economics: Frontier EconomicsPaper | 01.01.2002.
• How low can you go?Minimising the pain of price warsBulletin | 01.01.2002.
• Strategic network planning - analysing the return on network investment with simulation toolsDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.01.2002.
• Unrepeatable gamesObstacles to capacity collusionBulletin | 01.01.2002.
• What am I bid?Making the most of internet auctionsBulletin | 01.01.2002.
• Necessary steps for gas liberalisation in GermanyDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.12.2001.
• Barometer for electricity prices - electricity exchange or bilateral trade?Dr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.09.2001.
• Getting a sharper edgeA framework for pricing decisionsBulletin | 01.08.2001.
• Random wobbles in the balancing mechanism?An assessment of NETA in actionBulletin | 01.08.2001.
• Three steps to strategyNew approaches to risk management in the energy industryBulletin | 01.08.2001.
• Unbundling the argumentsEconomic issues raised by the proposed GE-Honeywell mergerBulletin | 01.08.2001.
• Price Formation in Hydroelectric MarketsInfrastructure Journal, June-July 2001 (with K. Wellenius)Paper | 31.07.2001.
• Delivering Electricity to the Rural Poor—The Changing ParadigmBusiness Briefing: World Infrastructure and Development, May 2001Paper | 31.05.2001.
• Competition between networks - the Dutch experienceMichael Huggins, Dr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.02.2001.
• A plea for simplicityA review of the recent Competition Commission water inquiriesBulletin | 01.11.2000.
• Competing monopolistsA new era for yardstick competitionBulletin | 01.11.2000.
• Risk valuation in energy wholesale trade (Part I and II)Dr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.11.2000.
• The price of beansThe Competition Commission inquiry into supermarketsBulletin | 01.11.2000.
• Model based analysis of electricity wholesale tradingDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.07.2000.
• Cost saving requirements of German regional electricity companiesDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.06.2000.
• SPARKing strategiesA model-based approach to electricity marketsBulletin | 01.06.2000.
• Strategic pricing of grid access under partial price-caps - electricity distribution in England and WalesDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.06.2000.
• Umpiring e-gamesThe competition policy implications of business-to-business e-marketsBulletin | 01.06.2000.
• Choice of model and availability of data for the efficiency analysis of Dutch network and supply businessesDr Christoph Riechmann, Mike Huggins, Phil BurnsPaper | 01.02.2000.
• Control of network charges in liberalised energy marketsDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.01.2000.
• Regulatory reform in the electricity industryDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.01.2000.
• Terminator 2Calls to mobilesBulletin | 01.01.2000.
• Changing the rules of regulationJohn Davies, Phil BurnsPaper | 01.06.1999.
• Benchmarking network cost - Application of DEA to electricity distributors in Great BritainPhil Burns, John Davies, Dr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.04.1999.
• Deregulation and regulation in the European power marketDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.04.1999.
• To spend or not to spend?Phil BurnsPaper | 01.02.1999.
• Information, accounts and the regulation of concessioned infrastructure monopoliesPhil BurnsPaper | 01.12.1998.
• Electricity price differences between France and GermanyDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.02.1998.
• Price-cap regulationDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.02.1998.
• Deregulation debate in the German electricity supply industryDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.01.1998.
• Is the gas supply market a natural monopoly?Phil BurnsPaper | 01.01.1998.
• Network access or third party access?Dr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.01.1998.
• Periodic regulatory review in UK electricity marketsPhil BurnsPaper | 01.01.1998.
• Environmental policy instruments in a liberalised electricity market - the example of England and WalesDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.02.1997.
• The economic framework of price regimentationDr Christoph RiechmannPaper | 01.04.1996.

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Frontier makes a range of publications available. These include bulletins (short case studies of Frontier work) and articles (e.g. published in periodicals). Conference presentations are also available for some Practice areas.