Norbert Maier

London Economics

Dr Norbert Maier is a senior economic consultant with London Economics, specialising in competition policy and regulation. His recent assignments in the field of competition include the provision of expert economic advice and analysis for an energy company in eastern Europe, a Hungarian insurance company, the Hungarian Energy Office and the Belgian and Hong Kong telecoms regulators. He also provided consultancy support on regulatory matters to the EC DG Information Society, the Hungarian Communication Authority and British Telecom.

Dr Maier studied Industrial Economics at graduate level at Northwestern University in the US, and completed his PhD at the London Business School. His work with Marco Ottaviani has recently been published, with the chapter 'Switching to Digital Television: Business and Public Policy Issues' appearing in the book Standards and Public Policy, and the article 'Information Sharing in Common Agency: When is Transparency Good?' in the Journal of the European Economic Association. He is fluent in English, Hungarian and Romanian.