Publications
Potential Impacts of Stamp Price Increases: Consumer Research
Sector:
Client:
Consumer Focus
Date:
February, 2012
The Impact of State Guarantees on Banks’ Debt Issuing Costs, Lending and Funding Policy
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Economic & Financial Affairs
Date:
February, 2012
Regulation on the Approval and Market Surveillance of Two- or Three-wheeled Vehicles and Quadricycles
Sector:
Client:
European Parliament
Date:
February, 2012
Funding Debt Advice in the UK – A Proposed Model
Sector:
Client:
The Money Advice Service
Date:
January, 2012
The Impact of Competition Interventions on Compliance and Deterrence
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Client:
Office of Fair Trading
Date:
December, 2011
Economic Outlook: How is the Current Financial and Economic Situation Affecting Consumers, Debtors and Creditors
Sector:
Date:
December, 2011
Analysis of Developments in the Fields of Direct Investment and M&A (mergers and Acquisitions) – Part II
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Internal Market
Date:
November, 2011
Consumer Information on Broadband Speed and Net Neutrality Experiment
Sector:
Client:
Ofcom
Date:
November, 2011
The Fiscal Impact of the Jackson Proposals: the Case of Employers’ Liability
Sector:
Client:
Thompson Solicitors
Date:
November, 2011
Analysis of Developments in the Fields of Direct Investment and M&A (mergers and Acquisitions) – Part I
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Internal Market
Date:
November, 2011
Review of Company Surveys of Consumer Willingness to Pay to Reduce the Impacts of Transmission Infrastructure on Visual Amenity
Sector:
Client:
Ofgem
Date:
October, 2011
Evaluation of Commercial Services Provided by UKTI Overseas Posts
Sector:
Client:
N/A
Date:
October, 2011
Estimating the Returns to Intermediate and Low Level Vocational Qualifications
Sector:
Client:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Date:
September, 2011
An Assessment of the Long Run Economic Returns Associated Education and Training Using DWP/ILR and HMRC Data
Sector:
Client:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Date:
June, 2011
Dynamic Modelling of Transmission Systems: Costs of Seasonal-zonal Transmission Loss Factor Charging and the Impact of Large-scale Offshore Wind
Sector:
Date:
June, 2011
Study on Consumers’ Postal Practices and Socio-economic Needs in Terms of the Quality and Provision of the Priority Postal Service
Sector:
Client:
ARCEP and DGCIS of Ministry of Economiy, Finance and Industry
Date:
June, 2011
A Feasibility Study Estimating the Value of Educational Imports from the UK
Sector:
Client:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Date:
June, 2011
Estimating the Value of Educational Exports for the UK
Sector:
Client:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Date:
June, 2011
An Assessment of the Economic Returns Associated with Higher Education Qualifications
Sector:
Client:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Date:
June, 2011
Digital Radio Switchover: Willingness to Pay and Consumer Behaviour Research
Sector:
Client:
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Date:
April, 2011
Reform in the Australian Urban Water Sector: the Productivity Commission Inquiry
Sector:
Date:
April, 2011
Competition-promoting Consumer Behaviour
Sector:
Client:
Danish Competition and Consumer Authority
Date:
March, 2011
The Contribution of Insurance Brokers to the UK Economy
Sector:
Client:
British Insurance Brokers’ Association
Date:
March, 2011
Study on the Costs and Benefits of Different Policy Options for Mortgage Credit
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Internal Market
Date:
March, 2011
Measuring Consumer Detriment from Postal Quality-Price Misperceptions in France
Sector:
Client:
LE Presentation
Date:
February, 2011
The Nature and Impact of Hardcore Cartels
Sector:
Client:
Danish Competition and Consumer Authority
Date:
January, 2011
The Functioning of Retail Electricity Markets in the European Union
Sector:
Client:
EC DG SANCO
Date:
November, 2010
An Assessment of the Impact of the Coalition Government’s Proposals for the Reform of Higher Education Funding in England on Graduates, the Taxpayer and Social Mobility
Sector:
Client:
million+
Date:
November, 2010
Small Business Cost of Capital
Sector:
Client:
Association of Independent Gas Transporters
Date:
October, 2010
Understanding the Impact of MiFID in the Context of National and Global Regulatory Innovations
Sector:
Client:
N/A
Date:
October, 2010
Fostering Allowances and a Fees Framework for Foster Carers in Wales
Sector:
Client:
Welsh Assembly Government
Date:
October, 2010
Review of Student Support Arrangements in Other Countries
Sector:
Client:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Date:
September, 2010
Study on the Economic Benefits of Privacy-enhancing Technologies (PETs)
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Freedom, Security and Justice
Date:
July, 2010
Evaluation of UK Trade & Investment’s Global Entrepreneur Programme
Sector:
Client:
N/A
Date:
July, 2010
The Impact of Price Frames on Consumer Decision Making
Sector:
Client:
Office of Fair Trading
Date:
May, 2010
The Economic Evidence on the Barriers Faced by Lone Parents in Wales in Accessing Employment and Training
Sector:
Client:
Welsh Assembly Government
Date:
May, 2010
Study Analysing Possible Changes in the Minimum Rates and Structures of Excise Duties on Alcoholic Beverages
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Taxation and Customs Union
Date:
May, 2010
An Independent Review of the Evidence Base for UKTI’s Support for Firms in High Growth Markets
Sector:
Client:
N/A
Date:
February, 2010
Economic Feasibility of Coupling Offshore with Large-scale Storage Hydro in Ireland – A Preliminary Investigation
Sector:
Date:
2010
Statistical Investigation of Needs Proxies
Sector:
Client:
Independent Commission on Funding and Finance for Wales
Date:
2010
Economic and Social Impact of Software and Software-based Services (SSBS)
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Information Society
Date:
2010
Review of the Police Funding Formula and Its Application to South Wales Police
Sector:
Client:
South Wales Police
Date:
2010
Evaluation of the Impact of the HM Prison Service Enhanced Thinking Skills Programme on Reoffending Outcomes of the Surveying Prisoner Crime Reduction (SPCR) Sample
Sector:
Client:
Ministry of Justice (UK)
Date:
2010
Modelling Student Support Arrangements As Part of the Browne Review of Higher Education
Sector:
Client:
The Open University and Birkbeck College
Date:
2010
Review of the Customer Experience in the Employment and Skills System
Sector:
Client:
UK Commission for Employment and Skills
Date:
2010
Estimating the Price Elasticity of Demand for School Meals
Sector:
Client:
Schools Food Trust
Date:
2010
Study on Consumer Detriment in the Area of Dynamic Packages
Sector:
Client:
EC DG SANCO
Date:
November, 2009
Evaluation of a Sample of OFT’s Consumer Enforcement Cases
Sector:
Client:
Office of Fair Trading
Date:
October, 2009
An Assessment of the UK Discretionary Penalties Regime
Sector:
Client:
Office of Fair Trading
Date:
October, 2009
The Importance of Wholesale Financial Services to the EU Economy 2009
Sector:
Client:
City of London Corporation
Date:
September, 2009
The Use of Needs Based Formulae in the Allocation of Public Resources
Sector:
Client:
Independent Commission on Funding and Finance for Wales
Date:
July, 2009
The Evolution of the High-volume Retail Sector in Europe over the Past 5 Years
Sector:
Client:
EESC Consultative Commission on Industrial Change
Date:
July, 2009
Analysis of the Impact of Raising Private Fee Contributions on Participation in Further Education
Sector:
Client:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Date:
July, 2009
An Exploratory Study into the Effect of a Change in Business Ownership on Employment and Wages
Sector:
Client:
Welsh Assembly Government
Date:
June, 2009
Review of Non-residential Social Care Charges in Wales
Sector:
Client:
Welsh Assembly Government
Date:
May, 2009
Innovation in the Water Industry in England and Wales
Sector:
Client:
Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs
Date:
February, 2009
Extended Schools: Establishing a Baseline Methodology to Estimate the Impact of the Extended School Programme on Attainment
Sector:
Client:
Department for Education
Date:
January, 2009
Economic Benefit of the Consultative Committee for Professional Management Organisations (CCPMO)
Sector:
Client:
Consultative Committee for Professional Management Organisations (CCPMO)
Date:
December, 2008
An Analysis of Teacher Mobility Within the European Union
Sector:
Client:
European Parliament
Date:
December, 2008
Analysis of Developments in the Field of Direct Investment and M&A
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Internal Market
Date:
November, 2008
Evaluation of the CAP Policy on Protected Designations of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indications (PGI)
Sector:
Client:
ED DG Agriculture
Date:
November, 2008
Economic Impacts of Large Scale Infrastructure Investments – Review of International Evidence
Sector:
Client:
Welsh Assembly Government
Date:
November, 2008
The Effectiveness of Competition Policy and the Price-Cost Margin: New Econometric Evidence
Sector:
Date:
October, 2008
Development of an Approach to Distributing Supporting People Monies to Local Authority Areas
Sector:
Client:
Welsh Assembly Government
Date:
September, 2008
Study on the Role and Regulation of Non-credit Institutions in EU Mortgage Markets
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Internal Market
Date:
September, 2008
The Importance of Wholesale Financial Services to the EU Economy 2008
Sector:
Client:
City of London Corporation
Date:
July, 2008
Analysis of the Regulatory Environment Facing the Owners of London Heathrow
Sector:
Client:
London First
Date:
June, 2008
Assessing Current and Potential Provision of Free School Meals
Sector:
Client:
Schools Food Trust
Date:
June, 2008
Impact Assessment for Proposed Changes to UK Copyright Law
Sector:
Client:
UK Intellectual Property Office
Date:
June, 2008
Review of Data Relating to Those Eligible to Teach Mathematics or Science
Sector:
Client:
Training and Development Agency for Schools
Date:
May, 2008
Interim Evaluation of Welsh Medium Teaching Schemes
Sector:
Client:
Welsh Assembly Government
Date:
April, 2008
Economic Impacts of Increased Flexibility and Liberalisation in European Spectrum Management
Sector:
Client:
A Group of European Telecom Companies
Date:
April, 2008
Estimating the Impact of Price Regulation on Quality of Service in Post
Sector:
Client:
LE Presentation
Date:
2008
The Effectiveness of Competition Policy and the Price-Cost Margin: New Econometric Evidence
Sector:
Date:
2008
Estimation of the Net Cost of Fulfilling Universal Service Obligations in the Telecoms Sector
Sector:
Date:
2008
Study on the Impact of Co-operative Groups on the Competitiveness of Their Craft and Small Enterprise Members
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Enterprise and Industry
Date:
January, 2008
An Extract from The Handbook of Competition Economics 2008, a Global Competition Review Special Report – UK
Sector:
Date:
2008
An Analysis of Higher Education Student Finance Regimes in the United Kingdom
Sector:
Client:
million+
Date:
November, 2007
An Economic Impact Analysis for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
Sector:
Client:
Marylebone Cricket Club
Date:
September, 2007
The Effectiveness of Competition Policy and the Price-Cost Margin: Evidence from Panel Data
Sector:
Date:
September, 2007
IBPT Decision on the Approach to the Regulation of Price Squeeze in Telecommunications Markets
Sector:
Client:
Institut Belge de Poste et Telecommunications
Date:
July, 2007
Impact Assessment Relating to the Economic and Governance Evolution of Space in Europe
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Enterprise and Industry
Date:
April, 2007
Review of Statistical Planning Issues Underlying Welsh Medium Initial Teacher Training
Sector:
Client:
Welsh Assembly Government
Date:
March, 2007
Structure and Performance of Six European Wholesale Electricity Markets in 2003, 2004, and 2005
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Competition
Date:
February, 2007
Increasing Early Settlement Charges for Personal Loans by OTP-Bank Hungary – Abuse of Dominant Position or a Rational Business Response to a Demand Shock
Sector:
Client:
LE Presentation
Date:
2007
A Review of Costs and Benefits Associated with Parenting Interventions
Sector:
Client:
Department for Education
Date:
2007
Salinity in Water Markets – Property Rights for Water Quality and Quantity in the Murray Darling Basin
Sector:
Date:
2007
International Case Studies of the Commercial Use of Public Information
Sector:
Client:
Office of Fair Trading
Date:
December, 2006
Incentive Proposals for Quality of Service Measures in Finnish Electricity Distribution
Sector:
Client:
EMV
Date:
November, 2006
Research into Payment Protection Insurance in the UK
Sector:
Client:
Office of Fair Trading
Date:
October, 2006
Study on the Economic Impact of Auditors’ Liability Regimes
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Internal Market
Date:
September, 2006
The Case for State Lotteries
Sector:
Client:
European Lotteries and Toto Association
Date:
September, 2006
Evaluating the Cumulative Impact of Safety, Health and Environmental Regulation on the UK Industrial Coatings, Aerosols and Speciality Chemicals Sectors
Sector:
Client:
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Date:
August, 2006
An Assessment of the Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications – Growth and Investment in the EU E-Communications Sector
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Information Society
Date:
July, 2006
The Costs of Welsh Medium Provision in Higher Education Institutions
Sector:
Client:
Higher Education Funding Council of Wales
Date:
June, 2006
Developments in Car Retailing and After-sales Markets Under Regulation 1400/2002
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Competition
Date:
June, 2006
Impact Assessment of Implementing GHS (Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals) – Trade Effects
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Enterprise and Industry
Date:
May, 2006
Study to Inform the Policy Review of the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund
Sector:
Client:
Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs
Date:
April, 2006
Calculating the Costs and Profitability of Services in Price Squeeze Investigations
Sector:
Date:
2006
Evaluation of Cumulative Impact of Safety, Health and Environmental Regulations on Various Chemicals Sectors: Issues, Challenges and Lessons Learned
Sector:
Date:
2006
Impact Assessment of Implementing the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
Sector:
Client:
LE Economic Brief
Date:
2006
Test Bed Experiment for Water and Salinity Rights Trading in the Murray Darling Basin
Sector:
Date:
2006
Study on the Returns to Various Types of Investment in Education and Training
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Education Arts and Culture
Date:
December, 2005
Evaluation of the National Top-Up to the EU School Milk Subsidy in England
Sector:
Client:
Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs
Date:
December, 2005
Project to Assess the Impact of the New EU Chemicals Strategy (REACH) and to Develop a Model – Economic Model and MatLab Code
Sector:
Client:
N/A
Date:
September, 2005
The Costs and Benefits of Integration of EU Mortgage Markets
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Internal Market
Date:
August, 2005
Securities Trading, Clearing, Central Counterparties and Settlement in EU 25 – an Overview of Current Arrangements
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Competition
Date:
June, 2005
Regulation in Environmental Markets: What Can We Learn from Experiments to Reduce Salinity?
Sector:
Date:
2005
“One in Three? The Incidence and Outcomes Associated with the Late Attainment of Qualifications in the United Kingdom
Sector:
Date:
2005
The Differential in the Rate of Return to Academic and Vocational Qualifications in the United Kingdom
Sector:
Date:
2005
Valuing Assets Using Real Options: An Application to Deregulated Electricity Markets
Sector:
Date:
2005
A Review of the All-Island Financial Services Sector
Sector:
Client:
InterTrade Ireland
Date:
November, 2004
Structure and Functioning of the Electricity Market in Belgium in a European Perspective
Sector:
Client:
CREG
Date:
October, 2004
Ex-post Evaluation of the Impact of Rescue and Restructuring Aid on the International Competitiveness of the Sector(s) Affected by Such Aid
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Enterprise and Industry
Date:
June, 2004
A Synthesis of the Mid-term Evaluations of the FIFG 2000-2006
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Fisheries
Date:
March, 2004
Wealth Creation from Science, Engineering and Technology
Sector:
Client:
Engineering and Technology Board
Date:
March, 2004
Investigation of the Determinants of Farm-retail Price Spreads
Sector:
Client:
Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs
Date:
February, 2004
Overview of EU25 Securities Trading, Clearing, Central Counterparties, and Securities Settlement
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Competition
Date:
February, 2004
Study of the Consequences of Further Liberalisation of the Postal Market in Norway
Sector:
Client:
Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications
Date:
December, 2003
ICT and GDP Growth in the United Kingdom: A Sectoral Analysis
Sector:
Client:
CISCO Systems
Date:
April, 2003
Assessment of Restrictions in the Supply of Professional Services
Sector:
Client:
Irish Competition Authority
Date:
March, 2003
Financial Markets and the Funding of Enterprises in the European Union: What Future?
Sector:
Client:
European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions
Date:
2003
Market Power in Tradable Permit Markets: A Laboratory Test Bed for Emissions Trading in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria
Sector:
Date:
2003
Economic and Institutional Determinants of Internet Usage: Central and Eastern Europe and the European Union
Sector:
Date:
2003
Study on a Methodology for Identifying Sectors with Serious Structural Problems
Sector:
Client:
EC DG Competition
Date:
December, 2002
Quantification of the Macro-Economic Impact of Integration of EU Financial Markets
Sector:
Client:
LE Presentation
Date:
November, 2002
Polarisation and Financial Services Intermediary Regulation
Sector:
Client:
Financial Services Authority
Date:
June, 2002
Assessment of the Benefits of Universal Postal Service to Consignia
Sector:
Client:
Postwatch
Date:
March, 2002
An Experimental Test of Design Alternatives for the British 3G / UMTS Auction
Sector:
Date:
January, 2002
OLS and Instrumental Variable Price Elasticity Estimates for Water in Mixed-Effect Models Under a Multipart Tariff Structure
Sector:
Date:
2002
Working Conditions in Road Transport: National Reports for France, Italy, Portugal and Sweden
Sector:
Client:
European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions
Date:
2002
Working Conditions in Hotels and Restaurants: National Reports for France, Italy, Portugal and Sweden
Sector:
Client:
European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions
Date:
2002
Investigating the Use of Regional Economic Forecasting Models in Wales
Sector:
Client:
Welsh Assembly Government
Date:
January, 2002
Comparing the Economic Performance of Family Businesses and Non-family Businesses
Sector:
Date:
2002
The Determinants of Undertaking Academic and Vocational Qualifications in the United Kingdom
Sector:
Date:
2002
