Publicaciones
- Scorched earthCoping with hosepipe bansBoletín | 05.04.2012.
- A framework for the evaluation of smart gridsA report prepared for Ofgem | 19.03.2012.
- Present values - the economics of ChristmasBoletín | 14.12.2011.
- A framework for the evaluation of smart gridsA consultation document prepared for OfgemPresentación | 23.11.2011.
- The price is wrongTHE COST OF ELECTRICITY MARKET REFORM IN BRITAINBoletín | 18.10.2011.
- The way to RIIOUSING OUTPUTS IN UK ENERGY NETWORK REGULATIONBoletín | 18.10.2011.
- Pressing the switches Increasing competition in retail bankingBoletín | 05.10.2011.
- Connecting for growthThe role of Britain's hub airport in economic recovery | 22.09.2011.
- English Premium League – Frontier Economics bulletinWhy clubs pay more for English footballersBoletín | 08.09.2011.
- War and peaceThe economic cost of a return to conflict in SudanBoletín | 07.07.2011.
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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