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Competition & Antitrust
We provide expert analysis for market reviews and conduct assessments. We also provide expert evidence on competition impacts of structural changes such as mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and changes in policy or regulatory settings.
We use established economic concepts, tests and tools to identify market boundaries (market definition), examine the extent of competition rivalry, assess the significance of structural or strategic barriers to entry and expansion, and determine how these would likely be affected by structural changes. Examples of market conduct that we have experience in assessing include price squeezes and predation, anticompetitive tying, strategies to raise rivals’ costs, and abuse of buyer power.
Link Economics’ consultants and associates have experience in assessing competition matters across a number of jurisdictions and legislative frameworks, including in New Zealand, Australia, Europe and the Pacific Islands.
Competition & Antitrust projects completed by Link Economics
Public benefits and detriments of spectrum sharing in regional Australia
Expert witness statement for Interim Injunction in PNG
Efficiency effects of collective bargaining by chicken growers
Competition effects of a Sky-Vodafone merger
Competitive neutrality and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs)
Other services we offer
Economic Regulation
Our experience with economic regulation includes providing expert reports on regulatory frameworks and access pricing, including the implementation of utility-style building-block models.
Infrastructure Pricing
Our work on infrastructure pricing has involved determining revenue requirements, deriving efficient price signals, modelling bill impacts and equity effects, and evaluating cost allocation methodologies.
Contact us today for expert economic guidance in infrastructure regulation, competition law, and pricing.
At Link Economics, we pride ourselves on our focus on quantitative economics that can be applied in practical commercial contexts. We use advanced economic and financial modeling techniques to provide clients with accurate and reliable guidance, and we are committed to presenting complex economic and financial concepts in a way that is accessible to a wide range of audiences.