Welcome to Link Economics

Experts in economic regulation, competition policy, and infrastructure pricing.

Link Economics provides rigorous analysis of competition and regulatory issues to a range of clients including companies, regulators, government entities, and industry associations.

Robust and Insightful Analysis

Combining intellectual rigour and evidence-based economic analysis

Competition & Antitrust

We provide expert evidence on market conduct assessment, merger analysis, and sector reviews.

Competition & Antitrust Services

Economic Regulation

Our team advises on regulatory design, implementation, compliance and enforcement.

Economic Regulation Services

Infrastructure Pricing

We help clients design pricing that enables cost-recovery and achieves efficiency, environmental, and equity objectives.

Infrastructure Pricing Services

Meet the Team

Experts With Applied Commercial Experience

Our team brings together academic knowledge, quantitative skills, and real-world commercial perspectives.

About Us

Link Economics Projects

Presenting complex economic and financial concepts in a manner accessible to a wide range of audiences.

Consumer electricity bill impact assessment

Analysis for the Electricity Networks Association of the bill impact of distribution pricing reform on consumers, 2019-2020 The NZ Government...

Implementation support for telecommunications regulation in Bermuda

Support to the Bermuda Department of Telecommunications and the Bermuda Regulatory Authority, 2010-13 In conjunction with Gabel Communications, Link Economics provided...

Estimation of Long Run Marginal Cost

Long Run Marginal Cost estimation for an electricity distributor, 2022-23 The Electricity Authority has encouraged electricity distribution businesses in New...

Efficiency effects of collective bargaining by chicken growers

Expert report for an authorisation of collective bargaining by members of the New Zealand Tegel Growers Association, 2022 The New...

Fibre access regulation in New Zealand

Expert report for Trustpower on the Commerce Commission’s Emerging Views on Fibre Regulation, 2019 The Commerce Commission was considering the...

Public benefits and detriments of spectrum sharing in regional Australia

Merger authorisation expert report on the public benefits and detriments of a proposed spectrum sharing arrangement by Telstra Corporation Limited...

Economic perspectives on collaborative activity clearance process

Economic perspectives on the first clearance application for a collaborative activities exception to New Zealand’s cartel provisions, 2022 In 2022...

Mobile termination regulation in New Zealand

Provision of expert economic analysis for Two Degrees Mobile on Mobile Termination Rate (MTR) regulation, 2009-2011 Emma Ihaia was retained...

Pricing methodology regulatory disclosures for electricity networks

Preparing electricity distribution pricing methodology and pricing roadmap regulatory disclosures, 2019 Electricity networks in New Zealand must disclose a pricing...

Review of airport landing fees

Evaluation for Freightways and New Zealand Post of aeronautical pricing proposals by Christchurch International Airport (2022) and Palmerston North Airport...

A focus on quantitative economics

Expert economic guidance in economic regulation, competition law, and infrastructure pricing

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