Improving markets, regulation, and sector structure
For investors and asset owners,
we advocate market designs that will enable investor returns while serving the public interest. We help them comply with regulations set by competition authorities, protect themselves from market manipulation, and profit from sector transformation caused by disruptive technologies and regulatory changes
For international agencies and governments,
we design markets for vital public services, Design regulation to control monopoly power and to limit negative externalities , and transform sector performance through appropriate policies and sector designs.
Sectors
Seafood Industry Growth Strategy, New Zealand
Castalia advised Seafood New Zealand on ways to double exports by 2025, to meet the goal set by the government in 2012. To overcome export constraints, primary industries need to deliver better value for money, improve industry co-ordination for pricing, ... Read more
Regulatory Reform of Water Sector Victoria, Australia
We advised on how regional public water utilities the State of Victoria, Australia, could be regulated by the Essential Services Commission. We advised on how regional public water utilities the State of Victoria, Australia, could be regulated by the Essential ... Read more
Pipeline Regulation to Support a Liquid Wholesale Gas Market
Castalia found that the AEMC’s market access regime was not the right tool to create an efficient gas market on Australia’s East Coast, and that additional regulatory powers were needed. A spike in domestic gas prices as a result of ... Read more
Analysis of Disruptive Technologies in Energy Distribution, New Zealand
Castalia advised Vector on how disruptive technologies, including battery storage, distributed generation, and smart-grids, would change the optimal configuration of electricity distribution grids in the future, assisting Vector’s investment planning. Vector was worried that disruptive technologies could strand the investments ... Read more
Effect of Carbon Tax on Small and Medium Enterprises in Australia
Castalia assessed the effects of a proposed carbon tax on the small and medium-sized trade-exposed manufacturing firms in Australia, and the likely costs to the economy. Australian small and medium sized manufacturing businesses face strong competition from Asian and other ... Read more
Pharmaceutical Procurement of Targeted High Cost Medicine, New Zealand
Castalia developed proposals to incorporate targeted high-cost medicines into the public health system’s pharmaceutical benefits scheme. New Zealand’s pharmaceutical procurement model favors medicines that provide broad-spectrum benefits to larger population groups. Patients have significantly lower levels of access to high-cost ... Read more
Expert Evidence on Nitrate Emissions Trading System to Protect Lake Taupo, New Zealand
Castalia compared effects of a regulatory regime and a cap-and-trade scheme to reduce non-point nitrate emissions into New Zealand’s Lake Taupo. Increased nitrate run-off from dairy farming was threatening the quality of water in Lake Taupo. Environment Waikato proposed what ... Read more
Review of Market Competition for Livestock Improvement Services, New Zealand
Castalia compared existing access prices with prices calculated under the Efficient Component Pricing Rule (ECPR) to show that New Zealand’s Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) was not deterring competition through its charges for use of its livestock database. New Zealand’s Commerce ... Read more
