Frontier Economics

Frontier Economics Ltd.
Privately owned company
Industry Economic consulting
Founded 1999
Key people
 Gus O’Donnell, Chairman (Europe)
Andrew Turnbull, Non-exec Director (Europe)
Sarah Hogg, former Chairman (Europe)
Philip Williams, Chairman (Australia)
Products Consulting services
Website www.frontier-economics.com

Frontier Economics (Frontier) is a microeconomics consultancy providing economics advice to public and private sector clients on matters of competition policy, public policy, regulation, business strategy and behavioural economics.[1] The Frontier Economics network consists of separate companies based in Europe (Brussels, Cologne, Dublin, London and Madrid) and Australia (Melbourne and Sydney).

Frontier (Europe) has a focus on ten sectors: energy, environment, financial services, health care, media, post, retailing, telecoms, transport and the water industry.[2] Frontier (Australia) has dedicated practice areas covering energy, climate change, water, telecommunications and media, competition and legal, economy-wide modelling and natural resources and environment.

Frontier (Europe) was ranked among the top 25 European consulting firms by Vault.com in 2014.[3] Frontier was also ranked among the 30 best places to work in the UK Great Place to Work survey in 2013.[4] This was the fifth time Frontier made the top 50.

History

Frontier (Europe) was formed in June 1999 as an employee-owned company with around 25 consultants. The first Board of Directors consisted of Simon Gaysford, Zoltan Biro, Philip Burns, Dan Elliott and Michael Webb, and Sarah Hogg as a Chairman of the Board. George Adams and Andrew Turnbull are also Non-Executive Directors. Lord Gus O’Donnell, former Cabinet Secretary, joined Frontier as a Senior Advisor in 2012.[5] He took over from Sarah Hogg as Chairman of Frontier in 2013.[6] The company currently employs around 160 consultants across its European offices. In 2003, Frontier created a German office in Cologne, followed by the opening of the office in Brussels in 2006-2007 and Madrid in 2008. The Dublin office was most recently established in 2011.

Frontier (Australia) was formed in May 1999 by Danny Price (Managing Director), Philip Williams (Chairman) and David Briggs (Director) and currently employs around 30 consultants across the three Australian offices.

Recent work and events

Frontier (Europe)

An analysis of the impact of different options for airport expansion on competition and choice for passengers at Heathrow Airport.[7]

Advice on the design and management of a spectrum licence award process in Bahrain.[8]

A report on the links between water resources and economic growth.[9]

A report on the potential costs of renewed conflict in Sudan.[10]

A study on global costs of counterfeiting and piracy.[11]

An analysis of the economic value of teams at the FIFA World Cup 2010.[12]

An event on the future of retail banking, with guest speaker Clive Maxwell, Executive Director at the OFT.[13]

An event on retailing and the squeezed middle, with Penn Schoen Berland.[14]

An event on behavioural economics, with guest speaker Lord Gus O’Donnell.[15]

An event on superfast broadband, with guest speaker Stuart McIntosh, Group Director of Competition at Ofcom.[16]

Frontier (Australia)

Economic modelling of an emissions trading scheme and carbon price proposals in Australia.[17]

An analysis of the economic benefit of sport.[18]

A report into the proposed takeover of AXA by National Australia Bank.[19]

A report into the proposed merger of Foxtel and Austar.[20]

Competitors

References

  1. ↑ GCR Live Financial Services and Competition Law 2012, 20 June, 2012
  2. ↑ Vault.com, "Company profile: Frontier Economics Ltd."
  3. ↑ "Vault Consulting 25 Europe'" Vault.com, 2014
  4. ↑ Great Place to Work, 2013
  5. ↑ "O'Donnell withdraws from BoE race", The Financial Times, 8 October, 2012
  6. ↑ "Gus O'Donnell", Frontier Economics, 2014
  7. ↑ "Impact of airport expansion options on competition and choice'" Frontier Economics, April, 2014
  8. ↑ "Frontier appointed as advisors on Bahrain spectrum auction", Frontier, 8 September, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Exploring the links between water and economic growth", HSBC, June 2012.
  10. ↑ "Return to war in Sudan would cost $100bn, economic analysts say", The Guardian, November 25, 2010
  11. ↑ "Knock-offs catch on", The Economist, March 4, 2010
  12. ↑ "Which World Cup team is worth the most?", The Independent, May 19, 2010
  13. ↑ "Frontier discussion event on the future of retail banking", Frontier, 10 January, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Retailing and the Squeezed Middle", Frontier, 21 May, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Gus O’ Donnell speaks at Frontier event on behavioural economics", Frontier, 11 July, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Leading figures from the UK communications sector discuss superfast broadband", Frontier, 12 September, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Emissions reduction tax a revenue earner", The Age, March 10, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Billions of benefits in sport: expert", The Age, July 30, 2011.
  19. ↑ "NAB winning Axa will 'harm competition', says report", The Age, April 19, 2010.
  20. ↑ "Surprise as ACCC tries to predict NBN future", The Australian, July 23, 2011.

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