Economic Consultancy

Microeconomic Advice

Objective advice to government and private sector clients on a wide range of issues drawing on economic and finance theory, quantitative analysis, and detailed knowledge of a wide range of industries.

Regulation and Public Policy

Advice to government and businesses on regulatory reform options, and the impact of policy changes on businesses and markets.

Analysis of regulatory issues in the electricity, water, roading, education, health, food, oil and gas, fishing, gas transportation, ports, airports, and telecommunication industries.

Analysis of funding and cost recovery issues.

Competition Policy

Advice to businesses, law firms, and other organisations on the competition effects of proposed mergers, acquisitions, contracts and arrangements.

• Review of a range of issues including market definition, market power, entry conditions, existing and potential competition, unilateral and coordinated market power.
• Advice on the need for clearance and/or authorisation.
• Economic analysis of clearance or authorisation applications, or analysis of behavour of firms with market power.

Advice on regulation of the electricity, gas and airport industries..