At the time of writing this note, the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected a number of EU Member States. In addition to the severe impact…
The decline in European public equity markets has sparked concern from policymakers about how to revive listings. Behind this overall declining trend, there is a notable variation between financial centres.…
Baker Botts and Oxera are delighted to announce the launch of a four-part webinar series in the autumn of 2023, with the aim of exploring the significant global challenges to achieving the European Union’s Green Deal and the energy transition, including the energy crisis and ongoing geo-political tensions. The discussions… Read More
Health inequalities are unfair and avoidable differences in health across the population in England. They are to a large extent driven by individuals’ differences in socio-economic circumstances, such as levels of income, employment, education and exposure to crime and are measured by deprivation. High levels of deprivation can have wide-ranging… Read More
Last year, ACM commissioned Oxera to conduct a study on dynamic efficiency for Dutch transmission system operators (TSOs). The objective of the study was to advise on the scope of productivity improvement that an efficient TSO could achieve over a regulatory period due to technological improvement (also referred to as ‘frontier shift’) or cheaper inputs. In particular, the aim of the analysis was to produce productivity growth estimates using Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and Output Price Index (OPI) measures, to be applied over the regulatory period starting in 2017 for TenneT (the electricity transmission operator) and Gasunie Transport Services (GTS) (the gas transmission operator). Read More
