Regulatory Reform in Public Utilities: Have Reforms Resulted in Increased Competition, Market Efficiency and Higher Welfare?

This research is currently analyzing the market structure resulting from the regulatory regimes reforms in the three  sectors in Egypt—civil aviation, electricity and telecommunications—as the basis for a partial equilibrium welfare  analysis. The analysis will inform a discussion of the scope and nature of the operations of the Egyptian Competition Authority and the regulatory framework in the three sectors.

Regulatory Reform in Public Utilities: Have Reforms Resulted in Increased Competition, Market Efficiency and Higher Welfare?

Amirah El-Haddad

Senior Economist, German Development Institute and Professor of Economics, Cairo University