Information, Communications and Entertainment (ICE)
Our ICE work is mainly focussed on the economic impacts of regulation. We use customised models, as well as our widely-accepted industry models - including a
national model and a regional model.
Information
- "The Economic Impact of the Establishment of Business Transformation Outsourcing (BTO)
Centres in Brisbane and the Gold Coast", IBM, 2004.
- "Evaluation and Future of the BITS Incubator Program", the Building on IT Strengths
program incubators, 2003.
Communications
-
"Comparison of the Australian Fixed Network Cost Model and the TEA Model", Telstra, 2009.
- "Productivity Gains from
the Next G™ Network", Telstra, 2007.
- "Economic Impact
of Applying Telemarketing Calling Standards to the Market Research Industry", Association
of Market and Social Research Organisations, 2007.
- "The Government's Retail Pricing Parity Policy and the Optimal Method for Charging Competitors for
Direct (ULL) Access to Telstra's Network", Telstra, 2006.
- "Telstra Scoping Study - Independent Advisor on Possible Tender/Auction Style Approaches to Selling
Financial Securities", Department of Finance and Administration, 2005.
Entertainment
- "The Implications for NSW Regional Economies from a decline in the Registered
Clubs Industry", Registered Clubs in NSW, 2009 and updated in 2010.
- "Economic Analysis on the Productivity Commission's Draft Report into Gambling",
Australasian Gaming Council, 2009.
- "The Economic Effects on Ballarat of Varying the Number of its Electronic Gaming
Machines" (with ACIL Consulting), Tattersalls, 2001 and updated 2005.
- "The Benefits and Costs of Banning Interactive Gambling", National Office of the Information Economy, 2000.
- "Taxation and Regulation of the Australian Gambling Industries", Productivity Commission, 1999.
For more information, email
Iain Bain or phone him on (02) 6248 1271.
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