Topics in economics regulation: growth and policy evaluation

Arrival & welcome

10:15 – 10:30 Welcome & keynote: David Stallibrass, Deputy Chief Economist FCA

Session 1: Growth

• 10:30 – 10:55 James Bruschini, Ofcom: productivity in regulated sectors.
• 10:55 – 11:20 Jakob Schneebacher, CMA: industrial policy, competition, and growth.

11:20 – 11:35 Tea & coffee break

Session 2: Growth

• 11:35 – 12:00 Peter Sith & Kainaat Bhaskar, FCA: rebalancing regulatory risk and growth
• 12:00 – 12:25 Leonhard Lades, Stirling University: growth and regulatory sludge
• 12:25 – 12:50 Zheng Wang, Dundee University: evaluating the impact of fair trade zones in China on sustainable development

12:50 – 13:35 Lunch

Keynote speech

13:35 - 14:00 Alex Plant, CEO Scottish Water

Session 3: Policy design and eval 1

• 14:00 – 14:25 Edwin Chan, FCA: Causal Evaluation of the FCA’s General Insurance Pricing Practices Remedies
• 14:25 – 14:50 Maria Nareklishvili, University of Glasgow: using AI/ML to produce relevant, interpretable, and reliable policy evidence.
• 14:50 – 15:15 Andreas Hoefele, Ofcom: using text data for policy evaluation

15:15 – 15:30 Tea & coffee break

Session 4: Policy design and eval 2

• 15:30 – 15:55 Laura Smart, Ofgem: RCT evaluation of Ofgem’s standing charge tariff.
• 15:55 – 16:20 Diego Battiston, University of Edinburgh: evaluating the impact of financial advisers’ incentives on consumers’ investments

16:20 Closing remarks

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