The ninth ACCC/AER regulatory conference Revisiting the rationale for regulation was held on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 July 2008 at the Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland Australia. 

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Conference program

2008 Regulatory Conference program ( PDF 401.13 KB )

Conference proceedings

Day one: Thursday 24 July 2008

Sessions Presentations
Session 1: What do today’s regulators and regulated firms need to know?

Presentation by Goerge Yarrow ( PDF 42.59 KB )

Presentation by Mark A Jamison - paper ( PDF 51.16 KB )

Presentation by Mark A Jamison - slides ( PDF 100.22 KB )

Session 2: Does economics provide all the answers for regulation? Is economic regulation based on sound economics?

Presentation by Paul Kleindorfer - paper ( PDF 31.1 KB )

Presentation by Paul Kleindorfer - slides ( PDF 234.54 KB )

Presentation by Russell Pittman - paper ( PDF 41.57 KB )

Presentation by Russell Pittman - slides ( PDF 58.57 KB )

Darry Biggar - paper ( PDF 160.84 KB )

Darryl Biggar paper ( PDF 174.81 KB )

Daryl Biggar - slides ( PDF 309.46 KB )

Session 3: What can we learn from economic studies of regulatory policies?

Presentation by Giuseppe Nicoletti - paper ( PDF 936.65 KB )

Presentation by Giuseppe Nicoletti - slides ( PDF 806.91 KB )

Presentation by John Cubbin - paper ( PDF 92.07 KB )

Presentation by Dean Parham ( PDF 656.56 KB )

Breakout session 1: Environmental issues in the regulation of energy

Presentation by George Yarrow ( PDF 46.13 KB )

Presentation by Paul Kleindorfer - paper ( PDF 35.91 KB )

Presentation by Paul Kleindorfer - Hogendorn-Kleindorfer paper ( PDF 175.29 KB )

Presentation by Paul Kleindorfer - slides ( PDF 1.15 MB )

Breakout session 1: Sources of market power in broadband

Presentation by Rob Nicholls - paper ( PDF 192.03 KB )

Presentation by Rob Nicholls - slides ( PDF 107.33 KB )

Presentation by Rod Shogren - paper ( PDF 125.73 KB )

Presentation by David Gabel ( PDF 417.09 KB )

Conference dinner Dinner speaker: Philip Collins, Head of UK Office of Fair Trading

Day two

Sessions Presentations
Breakout session 2: Achieving competitive outcomes in the urban water and wastewater sector

Presentation by Philip Dixon - slides ( PDF 137.48 KB )

Presentation by Philip Dixon - paper ( PDF 76.32 KB )

Presentation by Hugh Sibly - slides ( PDF 97.31 KB )

Presentation by Hugh Sibly - paper ( PDF 113.74 KB )

Presentation by Geoff Swier ( PDF 220.17 KB )

Breakout session 2: Regulating intellectual monopolies

Presentation by Stan Besen - paper ( PDF 152.69 KB )

Presentation by Philip Williams ( PDF 129.36 KB )

Presentation by Joshua Gans ( PDF 97.73 KB )

Breakout session 3: The CAPM—Should regulators be looking at alternatives?

Presentation by Ravi - Slides ( PDF 168.7 KB )

Presentation by Ravi - paper ( PDF 302.35 KB )

Presented by Kevin Davis ( PDF 39.94 KB )

Breakout session 3: The role of courts and tribunals in providing greater guidance to regulators

Presentation by Justin Oliver - slides ( PDF 37.17 KB )

Presentation by Justin Oliver - paper ( PDF 391.62 KB )

Session 4: Panel discussion No papers