Tackling climate change, addressing other environmental threats, and achieving the green transition all require the profound transformation of network sectors such as water, energy, e-communications, and transport. As leading public bodies in the...

Economic regulators ensure that infrastructure services are delivered efficiently, when competition on its own is unable to do so. This report explores how they carry out this task and the implications for infrastructure governance more broadly.

The pace and scope of emerging technologies are creating a sea change for governments and for regulators. This report brings together case studies submitted by members of the OECD Network of Economic Regulators that highlight how regulators have...

Regulators act as “market referees”, balancing the often-competing interests of stakeholders such as governments, current and future actors in the markets, and consumers. At the same time, markets are rapidly changing due to new technologies, the...

The price regulation conducted by economic regulators is a high-stakes process, with significant and lasting impacts on current and future service quality and the overall performance of the regulated sector. This report tracks the efforts of the...

Regulators act as “market referees”, balancing often competing interests of stakeholders, including governments, current and future actors in the markets, and consumers. At the same time, markets are changing at an unprecedented pace due to new...

Regulators act as “market referees”, balancing often competing interests of stakeholders in the sector, including governments, current and future actors in the markets, and consumers. At the same time, markets are changing at an unprecedented pace...

Regulators help ensure access to and quality of public utilities, facilitate investment and protect market neutrality. Good internal and external governance of regulators is crucial to ensure that they fulfil these functions and perform effectively....

This report looks at the way in which four regulators – the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the Australian Energy Regulator, Portugal’s Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority and the UK Office of Rail and Road – have addressed...

This report discusses the implications of funding and staff arrangements for the autonomy, agility, accountability and transparency of regulators in the energy, e-communications, transport and water sectors. It identifies trends, challenges,...

This report looks at the external governance of Mexico’s energy sector and its three regulatory bodies, the Agency for Safety, Energy and Environment (ASEA), the National Hydrocarbons Commissions (CNH) and the Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE),...

As “market referees”, regulators contribute to the delivery of essential public utilities. Their organisational culture, behaviour and governance are important factors in how regulators, and the sectors they oversee, perform. The OECD Performance...

As “market referees”, regulators contribute to the delivery of essential public services. Their organisational culture, behaviour and governance are important factors in how regulators, and the sectors they oversee, perform. The OECD Performance...

The review discusses OSITRAN's good practices, analyses the key drivers of its performance, and proposes an integrated reform package to help the regulator prepare for the future.

As “market referees”, regulators contribute to the delivery of essential public utilities. Their organisational culture, behaviour and governance are important factors in how regulators, and the sectors they oversee, perform. This report uses the...

As “market referees”, regulators contribute to the delivery of essential public utilities. Their organisational culture, behaviour and governance are important factors in how regulators, and the sectors they oversee, perform. The report uses the OECD...

Regulators help ensure the access to and quality of public utilities, facilitate investment and protect market neutrality. Good external and internal governance of regulators is crucial to their performance. Based on a framework developed by the...

Based on a framework developed by the OECD, this study assesses the functions, practices and behaviour of Mexico’s Energy Regulatory Commission.

Based on a framework developed by the OECD, this study assesses the functions, practices and behaviour of Mexico’s Agency for Safety, Energy and Environment.

This review looks at Latvia's Public Utilities Commission, using the OECD’s innovative framework for examining the institutions, processes and practices that help regulators assess their performance.