Publications

Assessing Current and Potential Provision of Free School Meals

Client: N/A
Published: June, 2008

London Economics were commissioned by the School Food Trust to undertake a forensic analysis of the number (and proportion) of school children in England eligible for Free School Meals (not just those registered). The research was based on information from the Labour Force Survey, General Household Survey and Family Resources Survey. The findings illustrated that […]

Exclusive Contracts: Theory and Practice

Client: LE Working Paper
Published: May, 2008

Exclusive contracts between two parties may be of concern for competition policy as they can be used to restrict the extent of competition in markets. In this note we briefly review the economic literature on the various effects of exclusive contracts and also illustrate with a real-world example how the relevant theory can be applied […]

Review of Data Relating to Those Eligible to Teach Mathematics or Science

Client: N/A
Published: May, 2008

London Economics were commissioned by the Training and Development Agency for Schools to undertake an assessment of the centrally held Teacher Information Line data to better understand the supply of eligible teachers in maths and science. The work involves the detailed assessment of the TIL data alongside a primary analysis of the Labour Force Survey […]

Modelling EU Electricity Market Competition Using the Residual Supply Index

Client: LE Working Paper
Published: May, 2008

This LE Working Paper reports on research undertaken by LE and others for the European Commission inquiry into the state of competition in the EU’s electricity markets. It also presents new analysis on the economic foundations of the Residual Supply Index as a market structure variable.  From 2005 to 2007

Economic Impacts of Increased Flexibility and Liberalisation in European Spectrum Management

Client: N/A
Published: April, 2008

London Economics was commissioned by a group of European communications sector companies to carry out an independent review of the available evidence examining the costs and benefits of greater flexibility in the use of radio spectrum. This report sets out the findings of that review and is based on existing studies that examine the actual […]

Interim Evaluation of Welsh Medium Teaching Schemes

Client: N/A
Published: April, 2008

This interim evaluation was undertaken by LE Wales and Dateb for the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW). The main objective was to assess the extent to which the Postgraduate Scholarship Scheme and the Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship Scheme had been successful to date and to identify any lessons about their operation that might be […]