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Here you can find the recent competition policy and public procurement projects in which Lear has been involved.
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Technical assistance
Guidelines on anti-competitive Regulations in the Agribusiness Sector (The World Bank Group)
Lear assisted the World Bank Group in drafting a guidance note to identify anti-competitive regulations in the agribusiness sector. Through this guidance note, Lear outlined the most common anti-competitive regulations that characterize the agribusiness sector, and further provided an analytical framework to promote alternative solutions. The study was conceived as an instrument to facilitate policy […] Read more
Technical assistance
Technical Assistance on Market Definition and Merger Regulation to the Kuwait Authority for the Protection of Competition Law (The World Bank Group)
Lear’s economists were selected to provide a consultancy to develop key aspects of the competition regulatory framework in Kuwait. The project consisted in drafting a notice and guidelines on the definition of the relevant product and geographic markets as well as revising merger regulation. These instruments assist the Competition Authority of Kuwait in assessing mergers […] Read more
Policy Assessment, Regulation
Study on capacity remuneration mechanisms (CRMs) for an Italian industry association
Lear carried out a study, for an Italian association of electricity generators, aimed at addressing the effectiveness of the Italian capacity market in promoting supply adequacy. The research exhaustively examined the economic theory on CRMs and performed an overview of CRMs implemented across Europe. A specific focus has been provided on the capacity market of […] Read more
Policy Assessment, Regulation
Assessment of benefits of open networks deployed under state aid schemes
Lear assisted a leading regulator in the assessment of costs and benefits arising from open access requirements in the deployment of network infrastructure. In particular, Lear was responsible for designing a methodology for the assessment and for applying this to a sample of cases. The project has served to inform the design of subsidies for […] Read more
Policy Assessment, Regulation
Study on the development of the audio-visual markets and creation of original contents
Lear carried out a study, for a leading Italian broadcaster, aimed at analysing the development of the audio-visual markets, with a focus on the entry of Over-The-Top (OTT) operators. Lear analysed the regulatory asymmetry between classic broadcasters and OTTs and described the phenomenon of unauthorised use of content protected by copyright, paying particular attention to […] Read more
Policy Assessment
Ex-post evaluation of three sequential merger decisions in the Dutch grocery sector (Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets – ACM)
Lear performed a detailed quantitative assessment of the ex-post effects of three sequential merger decisions involving competing supermarkets chains. Lear’s team identified and collected all the relevant data on the affected markets and developed a methodology to assess the effect of the mergers on prices, product variety and ancillary services. One of the novelties of […] Read more
Policy Assessment
Changes to regulation in the local loop market
Lear’s economists assisted the legal advisors of a major telecom operator in an appeal against a decision of the Administrative Court to remove a set of regulatory obligations on the dominant operator in the wholesale market for access to the local loop, which would reduce the ability of other operators to compete effectively in the […] Read more
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