Topics in economics regulation: growth and policy evaluation

Wed Oct 08 2025 at 10:00 am to 04:30 pm UTC+01:00

Financial Conduct Authority | Edinburgh

Mark Mitchell (mark.mitchell@fca.org.uk)
Publisher/HostMark Mitchell ([email protected])
Topics in economics regulation: growth and policy evaluation
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An economic workshop to bring together academics and regulators in Scotland to discuss current issues in regulatory policy.
About this Event

Arrival & welcome

10:15 – 10:30 Welcome & keynote: David Stallibrass, Deputy Chief Economist FCA


Session 1: Growth

  • 10:30 – 10:55 James Bruschini, Ofcom: productivity in regulated sectors.
  • 10:55 – 11:20 Jakob Schneebacher, CMA: industrial policy, competition, and growth.

11:20 – 11:35 Tea & coffee break


Session 2: Growth

  • 11:35 – 12:00 Peter Sith & Kainaat Bhaskar, FCA: rebalancing regulatory risk and growth
  • 12:00 – 12:25 Leonhard Lades, Stirling University: growth and regulatory sludge
  • 12:25 – 12:50 Zheng Wang, Dundee University: evaluating the impact of fair trade zones in China on sustainable development

12:50 – 13:35 Lunch


Keynote speech

13:35 - 14:00 Alex Plant, CEO Scottish Water


Session 3: Policy design and eval 1

  • 14:00 – 14:25 Edwin Chan, FCA: Causal Evaluation of the FCA’s General Insurance Pricing Practices Remedies
  • 14:25 – 14:50 Maria Nareklishvili, University of Glasgow: using AI/ML to produce relevant, interpretable, and reliable policy evidence.
  • 14:50 – 15:15 Andreas Hoefele, Ofcom: using text data for policy evaluation

15:15 – 15:30 Tea & coffee break


Session 4: Policy design and eval 2

  • 15:30 – 15:55 Laura Smart, Ofgem: RCT evaluation of Ofgem’s standing charge tariff.
  • 15:55 – 16:20 Diego Battiston, University of Edinburgh: evaluating the impact of financial advisers’ incentives on consumers’ investments

16:20 Closing remarks



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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Financial Conduct Authority, 127 Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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