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Competition in the provision of water services: Full report
This Report is published as a contribution to the current debate in the UK on the prospects for the
April 30, 2008
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Beesley Lectures
September 27, 2007
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Review of the Office of Fair Trading’s market study of the Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme
The OFT Report on the PPRS is 114 pages long and, collectively, the annexes add up to 924 pages.
April 30, 2007
Essays in Regulation
Obesity issues and public regulation
The prevalence of obesity has featured prominently in the news alongside a range of other diet and lifestyle issues,
April 30, 2007
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Written evidence presented to the House of Lords Select Committee on Regulators
Written evidence of Professor George Yarrow, Director, Regulatory Policy
Institute.
February 28, 2007
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January 31, 2007
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Revising the Regulatory Impact Assessment: Response to the BRE’s consultation
Members of the Regulatory Policy Institute have been longstanding supporters of Cabinet Office initiatives to promote better regulation, from
October 31, 2006
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Reverse eAuctions and NHS procurement: Full report
The primary focus of this paper is the contribution of “reverse eAuction processes”, characterised by on-line, descending price bidding,
March 30, 2006
Research Reports
March 30, 2006
Contributions to External Events and Publications
The role of economic analysis within Article 81
A presentation by George Yarrow to the Judicial Studies Board’s Competition Law Course, 9-10 January 2006.
January 10, 2006
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Pilot study of a combined postal, telephone and structured interview methodology for assessing the impact on business of existing regulation
A report prepared for the Cabinet Office Regulatory Impact Unit.
November 30, 2004
Contributions to External Events and Publications
The Changing Dynamics Of Europe’s Liberalising Energy Markets: What Taking The EC Treaty Seriously Means For The Future
Sparks & Flames, Amsterdam, 4 December 2003
December 4, 2003
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The regulation of radioactive waste management in the UK
The substantial quantities of radioactive waste which exist in the UK largely as a result of the activities of
February 28, 2002
Materials from Hertford Seminars
Is there an end game for regulation with competitive markets
Delivered as part of ‘Is there an end game for regulation with competitive markets’, Hertford Seminar in Regulation 2000
November 24, 2000
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The regulation of water public services in France
In France, the debate on regulation of public services often excludes the water sector, one of the few sectors
July 3, 2000
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