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The Customer Forum: customer engagement in the Scottish water sector
The Customer Forum was set up in September 2011 with three aims: to work with Scottish Water on a
January 1, 2014
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The competition assessment framework for the retail energy sector: some concerns about the proposed interpretation
Ofgem, OFT and CMA are presently carrying out “an assessment of how well competition in the markets for gas
January 1, 2014
Research Reports
Understanding barriers to entry, exit and changes to the structure of regulated legal firms: Summary and main conclusions
Entry, exit and firm restructuring are important aspects of the ability of any market to respond and adapt to
December 31, 2013
Research Reports
Understanding barriers to entry, exit and changes to the structure of regulated legal firms: Full report
The Regulatory Policy Institute was commissioned by the Legal Services Board (LSB), supported by the Law Society, to undertake
December 31, 2013
Letters and Notes
Why airports can face price-elastic demand: margins, lumpiness and leveraged passenger losses
The extent to which firms face price-elastic demands for their products is important in the application of competition law
December 1, 2013
Letters and Notes
The impact of UK shale gas development on gas prices
At the final Beesley lecture of this year’s series, on reducing the costs of lowering carbon emissions, an old
December 1, 2013
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STREAMLINING REGULATORY AND COMPETITION APPEALS
In 2012, supported by a secretariat at the Commonwealth Department of Resources, Energy and
Tourism and by Dr
September 11, 2013
Letters and Notes
Security of electricity supply: is a Capacity Market the answer?
The Energy Bill, currently on its passage through Parliament following its inclusion in the Queen’s Speech, proposes a number
June 1, 2013
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Capture of independent sectoral regulators
Capture is an ever present risk to the benefits of independent sectoral regulation. The primary mode of capture may
June 1, 2013
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Is it possible to serve more than one master? Regulatory issues where there are multiple regulatory mechanisms
Where it is plainly in the public interest, there can be multiple regulatory mechanisms that do not imperil the
April 26, 2013
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Capture of independent sectoral regulators
Delivered as part of ‘The future of independent regulation’, Annual Westminster Conference 2013
April 26, 2013
Materials from Conferences
The institutional architecture of delegated regulation and its checks and balances
Delivered as part of ‘The future of independent regulation’, Annual Westminster Conference 2013
April 26, 2013
Materials from Conferences
What of the regulation of utilities
Delivered as part of ‘The future of independent regulation’, Annual Westminster Conference 2013
April 26, 2013
Documents
Lessons from developing economies on the independece of regulators: Evidence, theory and…impressions
Delivered as part of ‘The future of independent regulation’, Annual Westminster Conference 2013
April 26, 2013
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Independent regulation of legal services
Delivered as part of ‘The future of independent regulation’, Annual Westminster Conference 2013
April 26, 2013
Books
Airport Enterprises: An Economic Analysis
‘Airport Enterprises: An Economic Analysis’ frames the airport firm as a business platform for a broad spectrum of commercial activities, some of which enjoy the characteristics of two-sided markets