George Anstey

NERA Economic Consulting

George Anstey is an economist and expert witness. He specializes in the economics of utility markets and regulation. His work spans public policy, litigation, valuation, due diligence, and competition policy. His recent work has covered gas and electricity supply markets, arbitration and contract reviews, damages estimation, and the design of market rules for gas and electricity. In addition to his work in energy, Mr. Anstey also works across other regulated industries, including water, communications, pharmaceuticals, and gambling.

His work spans a wide range of geographies, including the UK and Ireland, much of Western, Central and Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East and Africa.

Mr. Anstey has been widely published in economic and trade journals, including European State Aid Quarterly, The Electricity Journal, New Power, Water Utility Management International and Competition Policy International’s Antitrust Chronicle.

Articles by George Anstey

Original research

Gas market area mergers: when is bigger better?

The authors investigate welfare effects of gas market area mergers and argue that merged market areas benefit from increased market power.

25 Jan 2024