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News and Events

Slides from Lew Evans' address to the Transpower 2040 Stakeholder Workshop

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ISCR November Seminar: Competition Policy versus Regulation in Electricity Systems - Determining the Boundary

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Richard Meade invited to speak at electricity markets workshop

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Slides are now available for ISCR/LEANZ October Seminar - Electricity Network Price Regulation: An Update

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Rob Cameron to speak at corporate governance conference

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Bronwyn Howell's European Seminars

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iPredict launches: New Zealand's first real-money prediction market

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Slides are now available for ISCR July Seminar- Allocating Water among Competing Uses: The Potential for Water Markets in New Zealand

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Video for: Should New Zealand Fight Climate Change? Boston and Meade Debate the Issues held on 15 April 2008 now available

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Slides are now available for ISCR June Seminar, The Power of Persuasion: Can Advertising Help You Quit Smoking?

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Latest research

Nov
2008

When is Two Really Company? The Effects of Competition and Regulation on Corporate Governance

Authors: Krishna Udayasankar, Shobha Das, Chandrasekhar Krishnamurti

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Nov
2008

Staying Close to Home: Foreign Bank Participation in Syndicated Loans

Authors: Glenn Boyle, Roger Stover

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Nov
2008

The Dog That Doesn't Bark: Animal Interests in Economics

Author: Glenn Boyle

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Oct
2008

Strategic Interaction Under Asymmetric Regulation: the 'Kiwi Share' in New Zealand Telecommunications

Author: Bronwyn Howell

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Sep
2008

The New Regulatory Regime for Electricity Lines Businesses: Great Expectations Unfulfilled

Authors: Lewis Evans, Mark Berry

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