Interesting session on expanding broadband to rural areas and bridging the digital divide at the ITS European conference #ITSTrento

Acacia economist Genna Robb is presenting a paper today at the ITS European Conference in Trento, Italy titled "Net neutrality and market power: the case of South Africa"

Acacia Economics is pleased to have provided expert economic advice to Vani Chetty Competition Law and Adv. Rafik Bhana in respect of the successfully concluded DiverCity merger (comptrib.co.za/cases/large-me…), concerning the competitive effects of information exchange.

Students in Johannesburg, South Africa, getting ready. #FridaysForFuture

The Acacia Economics blog is now live! Posts include thoughts on recently published draft competition regulations, reflections on the economics of information exchange from a recent merger and a look at the potential for e-commerce in South Africa. acaciaeconomics.com/blog

Acacia economists Ryan Hawthorne and Genna Robb have written on net neutrality and its relevance for South Africa in Telecommunications Policy. Read their paper 'Net neutrality and market power: The case of South Africa' here: doi.org/10.1016/j.telp…

Latest blog post from Shaista deals with recently published draft buyer power regulations: acaciaeconomics.com/blog-posts/rzl…

Acacia Economist Shaista explains CCRED CompetitionAuthority NERSA_ZA #ACER2019 how competition authorities should consider the nascent stage of development of the technology sectors in African countries when analysing digital markets. Read more here: acaciaeconomics.com/blog-posts/9yw…

Should South Africa implement net neutrality rules? Acacia economist Ryan Hawthorne & coauthor Genna Robb show that this is not appropriate in developing countries in the absence of market power. Paper available for download until 11 December: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

CCRED, UNU-WIDER WORKING PAPER: "Competitive dynamics of telecommunications markets in South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe"

Anthea Paelo, PhD & Genna Robb perform a comparative analysis of the competitive dynamics of telecommunications markets in four SADC countries and relate this to outcomes for consumers wider.unu.edu/publication/co…

Last month we hosted a 1 day workshop with Competition & Markets Authority, @scotcma, Ofgem, Ofcom & Scottish Government on future of regulation post Covid-19. Here's a write-up.....please get in touch if you'd like to be part of this new network. policyscotland.gla.ac.uk/future-of-mark…

Ryan Hawthorne at Acacia Economics helps Africa Check correct #DataMustFall claim on SA mobile data consumer spend: goo.gl/44E4Fp

Competition Tribunal of South Africa Acacia economists appointed by CompComSA provided evidence informing conditions on Hollard, Regent LM at Competition Tribunal of South Africa comptrib.co.za/cases/large-me…

Happy 5th birthday to the shop!

Ariel Ezrachi: hub & spoke cartels may be built using big data, and computers (not firms) decide to stabilise or drive up prices #CompConf17

Well done to Acacia economist Genna Robb whose research on spectrum is referenced in @TreasuryRSA's #MTBPS2017 : treasury.gov.za/documents/MTBP…

CCRED Working Paper: 'SOC's and Competition: Reflections on South Africa's Experiences in Telecommunications and Energy' Pamela Mondliwa Genna Robb static1.squarespace.com/static/5224633…

Acacia Economics is pleased to welcome Lesego Masenya 👑 as a postgraduate researcher. Lesego holds a Bachelor of Economic Science degree, obtained with distinction, from Wits where she earned the highest mark in the economics class for her honours paper. Welcome Lesego!

Acacia economist Ryan Hawthorne finds in a new article that mobile voice prices declined by over 40% between 2009 and 2017 in SA, though only part of this is explained by lower mobile termination costs. On-net and off-net prices converged. Full article: doi.org/10.1016/j.telp…