Europe Economics provides consultancy services in economic regulation, competition policy and the application of economics to public policy and business issues.

Recent Reports

Leniency and Civil Claims: Should leniency programmes extend to private actions?

Managing consultant Jonathan Green and senior consultant Iona McCall have their article published in Competition Law Insight (28 July 2009).

Click here to view the report as published in Competition Law Insight.

Themes and Trends in Regulatory Reform

Europe Economics was invited in February 2009 to express its views on regulation and regulators to the House of Commons Regulatory Reform Committee in connection with its inquiry into "Themes and Trends in Regulatory Reform". The Committee has now published its report, which may be viewed on-line.

Click here to access the House of Commons Regulatory Reform Committee website. To view the submission of Europe Economics click on 'WRITTEN EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 329-II)'at the foot of the page, then click on 'Memorandum submitted by Europe Economics'.

Critique of CPS Costing - A Report for the Bar Council

Europe Economics was asked to comment on statements by the Crown Prosecution Service that its commitment to a quality strategy and the increasing use of in-house advocates had saved the taxpayer substantial sums of money. Our report concludes that the CPS' assertions are unsupported by evidence and that its costing method is seriously flawed.

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Cost of Capital and Financeability at PR09

Publication of Europe Economics report on its advice to Ofwat about the cost of capital of the water and sewerage industry, including the impact and likely duration of the financial crisis.

Click here to download the report through the Ofwat website.

The Political Economy of Structural Reforms in Developing Countries: Evidence from Agricultural Markets

A paper by Diego Scalise (Europe Economics) and Paola Giuliano (UCLA, Anderson School of Management) has been accepted for publication in the Berkeley Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy in the contribution tier. A link to the article through the Berkeley Journal will be available shortly.

Survey on the cost of compliance with selected FSAP measures

Europe Economics' report for the FSAP Evaluation has now been published. Our work was based on structured interviews with a diverse mix of European financial services companies to obtain estimates of the cost of compliance with the selected directives (MiFID, CRD, 3AMLD, Transparency Directive, Financial Conglomerates Directive and Prospectus Directive). The study was completed in January 2009.

Click here to download the report from FSAP website.

Impact assessment of proposed changes to Part L of the Building Regulations

Europe Economics Impact Assessment of changes to energy efficiency standards for new buildings and some existing buildings has been published by the Department for Communities and Local Government as part of a Consultation. This includes detailed modelling of the impact of different approaches to cutting CO2 emissions from buildings and the costs and benefits of the changes.

Click here to download the report from the Department of Communities and Local Government website.

Best Value Tendering for CDS Contracts 2010

Response to the Legal Services Commission from the Bar Council and the Criminal Bar Association in relation to the proposed Best Value Tendering (BVT) process commented:

"There is no theoretical economic justification and no empirical evidence that BVT is an appropriate and effective means of procuring legal defence services. The economic analysis which we have commissioned from Europe Economics (at Annex 3) demolishes the case for BVT."

Cick here to download the joint report by the Bar Council and Criminal Bar Association published on June 19. For Appendix 3 referred to in the text, written by Europe Economics, click here.

Study for the European Commission DG Internal Market and Services

Click here to download the report from the European Commission website

Pricing Principles for the Unconditioned Local Loop Service(ULLS)in Australia - The Conceptual Framework

Final Report for Optus

Click here to download the report from the ACCC website

Evaluating the Impact of the Financial Services Action Plan Across EU25

Study for the European Parliament

Cick here to download Part I (Main Report)from the European Parliament website and Part II, Part III, Part IV.

Dermot Glynn helped NOGOE to prepare an economic assessment of the plans by LOCOG to hold the 2012 Olympic Games equestrian events in Greenwich Park

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Policies to Combat Counterfeit Medicines

Study for the European Commission DG Enterprise

Click here to download the report from the DG Enterprise website and Annex 1, Annex 2, Annex 3.