Whatever the statutory differences or language differences in Guidelines between Canada and the US the application of competition rules and procedures is remarkably similar in the two countries. Recent adjustments to the role of efficiencies in merger analysis in the two countries reveal a...

Lew Evans and Neil Quigley presented, Regulation of Lines Networks at an ISCR half day seminar in March 2003.

Our analysis is concerned solely with the levy of rates on the value of the distribution networks of utilities (which may be on poles above ground or underground) and is not applicable to the land and buildings owned by utilities and rated under the standard residential and commercial rating...

Co-operatives provide a vehicle for the vertical integration of production andprocessing in agriculture. The producers provide capital for and control theprocessing entity so that their interests are aligned. Returns to producers bundle together the commodity price and the return from the...

Money and Medicines (WFB) analyses government provision of prescription pharmaceuticals in New Zealand focussing on the performance of the Pharmaceutical Management Agency Ltd. (Pharmac). Pharmac is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Transitional Health Authority (THA) and has the responsibility...

In this study we analyse the objectives underlying the Reserve Bank's policy ofmandatory local incorporation and provide an assessment of the effectiveness of the policy in meeting these objectives. We review both the legal and regulatory framework within which branches of foreign banks now...

In the last decade politicians from across the political spectrum have talked about 'transforming' New Zealand from an economy focused on land-based industries to an economy focused on investment in technology-based and high-value-added industries by promoting investment in and retaining New...

In this paper we provide an economic perspective on the application of competition law to contracts.

In December 2010 the Government released the report of the group established to undertake the Stocktake of the ACC Accounts titled "Accident Compensation Services in New Zealand: The Performance of the ACC Scheme and Opportunities for Improvement". This seminar will cover those aspects of this...