CONSULTING
REPORTS
This is a selection which should give
an idea of the things I have been involved in since about 1988
By
topic:
Competition:
Advertising
and Competition Policy. Advertising
Association.
Bilateral
market power.
Conglomerates'
sources of competitive advantage and competitive effects.
(European Commission with Paul Geroski)
The
economics of the petrol market. (For Oxera and Petrol Retailers Association)
Competition
Policy Economics Guide: Handbook for
Office of Fair Trading (sole author)
Quantitative
Techniques in Competition Analysis; Working paper for Office of Fair Trading. (Minor contributor + technical advice
in collaboration with LECG)
Efficiency
Data
Envelope Analysis software. Written and
installed for Halifax Building Society
A General Guide to Data Envelope
Analysis
For Metropolitan Police: A
pilot study of DEA and divisional performance.
For Eastern Electricity. Advice on issues arising from the Office of
Electricity Regulation's review of efficiency in electricity distribution.
For British Rail/Railtrack: Review of
literature on and estimation of distribution cost functions.
For NUON (Dutch electricity
distribution.) Comments on the Regulator’s
DEA model
For British Rail: Statistical Cost Analysis Applied to Rail
Infrastructure: an initial review of feasibility
Comparative
Efficiency: a preliminary evaluation of Ofwat's models
For
For OFTEL. Assessing the efficiency of BT's access
business using international comparators (several studies at various dates with
Nera)
For Welsh Water: Advice on aspects of Ofwat’s
econometrics in connection with price control review Back
For
For Northumbrian Water: Evidence to MMC on effect of loss of a
comparator
For
For
For Home Office: “Peer review” of
cost model for police
For Remu (Dutch Electricity): Seminar on comparative efficiency measurement
For CAA: Airports
cost functions for international benchmarking
For Water
For
Scottish Water: How appropriate
are Ofwat’s efficiency models for
For Postcomm: Internal benchmarking of Royal Mail efficiency.
Regulation
How does
the Regulator See the Market? Implications for National Power's Investment and
Pricing Decisions
Pricing
Rail Infrastructure.
Railway
Infrastructure as a Common User Facility: a Report to the British Railways
Board.
A
Forecast of National Construction Prices
Econometric
analysis
A
Forecast of National Construction Prices
Statistical
Cost Analysis Applied to Rail Infrastructure: an initial review of feasibility
Literature
Survey on Distribution Cost Analysis
Understanding
Investment in Electricity Distribution
Econometric
Analysis of Electricity Distribution Costs
The
National Lottery: a demand study (adviser to Nera)
Passenger
Rail Demand: an econometric study for SRA (adviser
to Nera)
By Sector
Rail
Railway
Infrastructure as a Common User Facility: a Report to the British Railways
Board.
Competition
in Rail Services: Implications for the Trading Framework.
Competition
in Rail Services: Subsidy Issues.
Economies
of Scale and Density in the Railway Industry: a comment.
Franchising
Regional and Other Subsidised Railway Services.
Pricing
Rail Infrastructure.
Access
to Railway Infrastructure in
Statistical
Cost Analysis Applied to Rail Infrastructure: an initial review of feasibility
A
Rail Fares Index (adviser
to Nera for Opraf)
Passenger
Rail Demand: an econometric study for SRA (adviser
to Nera)
Water
For
For
For Welsh Water: Advice on aspects of
Ofwat’s econometrics in connection with price control review
For Water
For
Scottish Water: How appropriate
are Ofwat’s efficiency models for
Electricity
Is
the Electricity Market Tolerably Competitive?
How
does the Regulator See the Market? Implications for National Power's Investment
and Pricing Decisions
What
should National Power's Discount Rate be?
Market
and Regulatory Failure in the Electricity Market
Market
Power and Risk
Literature
Survey on Distribution Cost Analysis
Understanding
Investment in Electricity Distribution
Econometric
Analysis of Electricity Distribution Costs
For
Telecoms
Efficiency
of BT's Access Business
Efficiency
of BT: a report to Oftel (adviser to Nera –several occasions)
Comparative
Efficiency: an evaluation of progress to date
Closure
of Excess Capacity in Electricity Generation
Postal
services
Efficiency
measurement and regulatory strategy.
Assessment of alternative approaches to measurement of efficiency
improvement, with strategic implications. (For Royal
Mail)
For Postcomm: Internal benchmarking of Royal Mail efficiency.
Training, etc
Competition economics:
Turkish Competition
Authority
Oftel
Ofgem
HM Treasury
Economics of Regulation:
Ofgem
Surrey University Energy MSc
programme