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...

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...

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,...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

This report uses the OECD Performance Assessment Framework for Economic Regulators (PAFER) to assess both the internal and external governance of Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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...

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...

This report uses the OECD Performance Assessment Framework for Economic Regulators (PAFER) to assess elements linked to both the internal and external governance of Ireland's Commission for Regulation of Utilities.

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.

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

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 Agency for Safety, Energy and Environment.

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.

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),...

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.