INSIGHT: Wile E. Coty
James Harvey, one of our Directors, discusses the implications of the Coty judgment for online selective distribution and platform bans from an economics perspective in Wile E. Coty, published by Concurrences.
INSIGHT: I Fought the Law (Society) and the Law Won
In November 2016, the Competition Appeals Tribunal (CAT) heard the first competition law litigation case to be brought under the new Fast Track Procedure (FTP), as introduced under the Consumer Rights Act 2015.
INSIGHT: United Kingdom Overview
James Harvey, a Director of Economic Insight, provides an overview on key competition economics issues in the UK in an article for the Global Competition Review (GCR).
INSIGHT: Four Practical Issues to Keep (at Least) One Eye on in 2018 – An Economist’s Perspective
James Harvey discusses four practical competition litigation issues to keep an eye on in 2018 in an article for the International Comparative Legal Guide to: Competition Litigation 2018.
REPORT: Implications of competition in retail energy markets for the water sector
A review of competition investigations in the energy sector in order to draw out the implications for the likely development of retail markets in water for household customers.
INSIGHT: The CMA should not cap energy prices
In the first of our latest batch of Insights we argue that the CMA should not pursue energy price caps at this time.
INSIGHT: The rocky road to competition
James Harvey discusses how regulatory safeguards designed to protect consumers while competition is introduced could have the opposite effect.
INSIGHT: Experimental economics – scattergun or science?
Competition authorities are increasingly using experimental economics to help identify market problems we highlight some of the key issues in their use.
REPORT: Gas to the West Pipeline – Northern Ireland
We develop a methodology for assessing bids for the proposed Gas to the West Pipeline for The Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation.
REPORT: Competitive advantage in UK universities
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills hired Economic Insight to uncover the drivers of competitive advantage in UK universities.