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2014

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AEMC publishes its 2014 price trends report

Frontier Economics
11 December 2014

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has released its 2014 Residential Electricity Price Trends report.

2014 | Analytical Tools | Energy | News
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Frontier Economics welcomes SFG Consulting and new executive directors

Frontier Economics
11 December 2014

Specialist financial economists Professor Stephen Gray and Dr Jason Hall from SFG Consulting Pty Ltd, along with Andrew Harpham from our energy team have joined Frontier (Australia) as executive [...]

2014 | Climate Change | Competition | Corporate Finance | Dispute Support | Econometrics | Energy | Financial Services | News | Regulation | Telecoms | Transport | Water
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Economic Analysis Of The RSPT

Danny Price
4 December 2014

Economic Analysis Of The RSPT With A Postscript On The Negotiated Outcome. This note was originally prepared to support a presentation made by Brian Parmenter of Frontier (Australia) at Norton [...]

2014 | Energy | Public Policy | Reports | Resources
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AER releases draft decisions on revenues for NSW and ACT energy businesses

Frontier Economics
27 November 2014

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has released its draft decisions on the revenue proposals submitted by ACT and NSW distribution and transmission businesses, for the period commencing on 1 [...]

2014 | Corporate Finance | Energy | News | Regulation
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NZCC amends WACC percentile for price-quality regulation for electricity lines services and gas pipeline services

Frontier Economics
30 October 2014

The New Zealand Commerce Commission has released its final determination on one aspect of its approach to estimating the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) for regulated electricity lines [...]

2014 | Corporate Finance | Energy | News | Regulation
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Frontier presents at 12th Annual UniSA Competition and Consumer Workshop

Frontier Economics
13 October 2014

Frontier Economics (Australia) Chairman Philip Williams presented at the 12th Annual University of South Australia Competition and Consumer Workshop, held 10-11 October 2014.

2014 | Competition | News
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Can Australia still meet its emissions target with changes in the RET?

Danny Price | Matt Harris
30 September 2014

The recently released Renewable Energy Target (RET) Review Expert Panel Report recommends two options for reducing the role of renewable energy in meeting Australia’s emissions reduction target.

2014 | Climate Change | Energy | Reports
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ACCC clears acquisition by Coles of 3 Supa IGA stores in WA

Frontier Economics
18 September 2014

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today announced that it will not oppose the proposed acquisition of three Progressive Supa IGA supermarkets by Coles/Wesfarmers.

2014 | Competition | News | Retail and Consumer
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Frontier presents at the 2014 Competition and Consumer workshop

Frontier Economics
15 September 2014

Frontier (Australia) chairman Philip Williams presented at the Law Council of Australia 2014 Competition and Consumer Workshop, held on the 13th and 14th of September in Brisbane, Australia.

2014 | Competition | News
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ACCC drops investigation of cinema acquisition

Frontier Economics
11 September 2014

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission today discontinued its investigation into the acquisition of the Cinema Hyperplex in Loganholme, Brisbane.

2014 | Competition | News | Retail and Consumer
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Expecting The Unexpected: The Challenges Of Traffic Forecasting

Anna Wilson | Warwick Davis
30 August 2014

Inaccurate traffic forecasts are not a recent phenomenon. However, these inaccuracies are increasingly being exposed as a result of the greater involvement of the private sector in road development.

2014 | Bulletins | Contract Design | Market Design | Transport
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Frontier report on regulation of urban water industry released

Frontier Economics
26 August 2014

Today, the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) announced the release of the report “Improving Economic Regulation in the Urban Water Industry”.

2014 | News | Regulation | Water
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ACCC clears acquisition by Aquis of Reef Hotel Casino in Cairns

Frontier Economics
21 August 2014

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced that it will not oppose the bid by Aquis to acquire the Reef Hotel Casino in Cairns.

2014 | Competition | News
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Expecting the unexpected – New Frontier Economics bulletin

Frontier Economics
4 August 2014

The latest bulletin from Frontier Economics looks at the challenges of traffic forecasting.

2014 | Contract Design | Market Design | News | Transport
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Uber regulated? – New Frontier Economics bulletin

Frontier Economics
16 July 2014

Frontier (Australia)’s latest bulletin considers how we should regulate new smartphone-based taxi apps like Uber.

2014 | News | Public Policy | Regulation | Transport
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Uber Regulated?

Anna Wilson | Warwick Davis
4 July 2014

How We Should Regulate ‘Smartphone’ Taxi Apps. The emergence of smartphone-based apps to order and pay for taxis could revolutionise how these markets work – and reduce the need for onerous regulation.

2014 | Bulletins | Public Policy | Regulation | Transport
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A Matter Of Definition

Danny Price
2 July 2014

In May 2013 the Appellate Body issued its ruling in the Canada- Renewable Energy case. The ruling followed cross-appeals made by the defendant, Canada, and complainants, the EU and Japan, [...]

2014 | Public Policy | Reports
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Administration of Victoria’s Courts removed from Department of Justice

Frontier Economics
1 July 2014

A new statutory authority, Court Services Victoria (CSV) takes over the administration of courts in the state of Victoria from today.

2014 | Dispute Support | News
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Thinking outside the box: calculating damages

Philip Williams
29 June 2014

Explicit agreements among competitors that fix prices are illegal – and for good reason. If the collusion is successful, prices will be higher and output lower. But cartels are not always very [...]

2014 | Bulletins | Competition | Dispute Support | Econometrics
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AGL given green light on proposed acquisition of Macquarie Generation

Frontier Economics
25 June 2014

The Australian Competition Tribunal (ACT) today granted approval for AGL to pursue its proposed $1.5bn acquisition of Macquarie Generation, the largest generation portfolio in New South Wales.

2014 | Competition | Dispute Support | Energy | News
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Against the odds?

Frontier Economics
19 June 2014

As excitement over the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil mounts, Frontier’s economists have been getting into the party spirit in the way that only economists can: by collecting data.

2014 | Bulletins | Corporate Finance | Econometrics
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Against the odds: Frontier bulletin on the value of teams at the World Cup

Frontier Economics
19 June 2014

As excitement over the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil mounts, Frontier’s economists have been getting into the party spirit in the way that only economists can: by collecting data…

2014 | Corporate Finance | Econometrics | Media | News
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Pray For Rain: ACCC’s Loss Capitalisation Model

Mike Woolston
5 May 2014

A fundamental objective of economic regulation is to ensure a regulated firm has a reasonable opportunity to recover its efficiently-incurred costs. Without this opportunity, such a firm will no [...]

2014 | Bulletins | Regulation | Water
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Pray for Rain – New Frontier Economics bulletin

Frontier Economics
5 May 2014

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC’s) recent draft decision on how State Water’s volume risk should be managed departs from standard regulatory practice. This bulletin [...]

2014 | News | Regulation | Water
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New Australia-Japan Free Trade Agreement

Frontier Economics
8 April 2014

Trade negotiators from Japan and Australia today announced the successful conclusion of negotiations on an agreement, known as the Japan Australia Economic Partnership Agreement, that will lead [...]

2014 | News | Public Policy
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Time For Solar To Pay Its Way

Rajat Sood
27 March 2014

Consumers in Australia have experienced sharply rising retail electricity tariffs in recent years. This has been largely driven by the need to fund major investments in network infrastructure. [...]

2014 | Climate Change | Energy | Market Design | Public Policy | Regulation | Reports
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Time for solar to pay its way

Frontier Economics
27 March 2014

An article by Rajat Sood from Frontier (Australia) looks at the issue of tariffs in regard to solar-voltaic panels.

2014 | Climate Change | Energy | Market Design | News | Public Policy
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Frontier Chairman awarded honour in Australia Day honours list

Frontier Economics
26 January 2014

Frontier (Australia) Chairman Philip Williams has been named a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2014 Australia Day honours list.

2014 | Competition | News
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