South Creek integrated water and land-use planning on Infrastructure Australia 2020 priority list
Infrastructure Australia's 2020 priority list has been released, and includes South Creek integrated land use and water cycle management as a priority.
The biggest issues in focus
Some topics are complex and require deeper investigation. We use an economic lens to explore and discuss some of the issues within these multi-layered areas.
Below you’ll find quick links to publications in our In Focus topics. Use the menu on the right to visit each topic for our thoughts.
Liveability
Health benefits from water-centric liveable communities – New Frontier Economics report for WSAA
A report prepared for the Water Services Association of Australia by Frontier Economics looks at the health benefits to the community from investing in water infrastructure to create liveable cities.
Economic and regulatory barriers to cost-effective water recycling
Infrastructure NSW engaged Frontier Economics to advise on the optimum regulatory framework for the uptake of cost-effective recycled water initiatives.
Resilience
Economic and regulatory barriers to cost-effective water recycling
Infrastructure NSW engaged Frontier Economics to advise on the optimum regulatory framework for the uptake of cost-effective recycled water initiatives.
Next-Gen Transport
Flying High
This bulletin looks at government investment into commercial firms prompted by the QLD Government's possible investment in Virgin Australia.
The Value in Value Capture
Using value capture to fund infrastructure makes infrastructure investment more equitable and productive.
Valuing the real impacts of rail
This bulletin from Frontier Economics looks at valuing the real impacts of rail and making a compelling business case for investing in this infrastructure.
Digital Convergence
Singapore competition regulator issues findings for market study on e-commerce platforms
Today the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (“CCCS”) issued its findings and recommendations for its market study on e-commerce platforms.
Market power of digital platforms – Philip Williams presentation at GCR Live Interactive
Philip Williams presented on the market power of digital platforms at the GCR Live Interactive conference, held on 4 September 2020.
ACCC publishes final report on its inquiry into digital platforms
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has published the final report on the digital platforms inquiry.
How Connectivity Enables Growth: New Frontier Economics report for Telenor released
Frontier Economics undertook research for Telenor that quantifies the impact of telecommunications sector in the five Asian markets that Telenor operates in.
Writing down the NBN
This bulletin from Frontier Economics looks at the issue of an NBN write-down of assets and explores the links between pricing, write-downs and value.