Presentation by Lewis Evans at the Energy Roundtable Wellington on 8 September 2010.

In this paper the arguments for privatisation are reviewed in some depth. Forcompetitive markets the view of Balladur (1997 54) that "The state has no legitimate grounds for assuming control over business in the competitive sectors of the economy. Everyone recognises this nowadays" is accepted....

This paper considers investment in infrastructure taking into account more immediate risks. It argues that demand should be responsive to infrastructure's direct and indirect costs and risks; and that where economically feasible pricing will facilitate management of these risks and so enable a...

The purpose of this review is to set out how New Zealand's equity markets relate to the economy how this relationship varies across countries of a similar size to New Zealand and how it relates to certain institutional arrangements. The review is brief reflecting the specification of this work...

In the decade from 1983 to 1993 New Zealand farming moved from a relatively high income protected low-risk environment to a low income unprotected environment in which industry now carries the risks. Walker and Bell (1994) chapter 4.Creating a regulatory framework that enables open entry of...

We use the telecommunications industry and electricity market in New Zealand and payments systems in Canada and New Zealand to examine the implications of modern network technology for the organisation and governance of deregulated markets. Our analysis identifies natural monopoly components of...

This paper provides some economic perspectives on the interaction between contract law and competition (antitrust) law. First it surveys some relevant aspects of the literature and provides some specific examples relating to:(i) The theory and development of contract enforcement institutions(ii)...

Comment submitted to the NZ Herald by Lewis Evans in response to the Editorial comment of 11 January 2012.Informed discussion: a benefit of partial privatisation of (electricity) SOEs.

A new regulatory regime applying to Electricity Lines Businesses (ELBs) will come into force on 1 April 2009. These reforms are set out in the Commerce Amendment Bill 2008 which passed its Third Reading on 5 September 2008. Although many commentators have welcomed the Bill it may well prove to...

Slide presentation for March seminar based on Monograph by Neil Quigley Lew Evans with Kevin Counsell (Feb 09) - Protection of Private Property Rights and Just Compensation.