Guides

The six booklets in John Earwaker's introductory Guide to Economic Regulation can be accessed via the links below:

Part 1 - The statutory framework

Part 2 - How regulators set price controls

Part 3 - Incentives 

Part 4 - Estimating the cost of capital

Part 5 - Cost assessment

Part 6 - Glossary of terms encountered during a price review

The guide was originally developed as a written accompaniment to our Introduction to Economic Regulation training course. If you are interested in inviting us to deliver this course to your organisation, please send us a message using the 'contact us' button.

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Do also check out John's July 2025 Economic Regulation Summer Series on Substack:

https://firsteconomics.substack.com/