Carol Osborne

Carol Osborne is a senior economist at HoustonKemp, based in its Singapore office and specialising in applying economic analysis to complex problems arising in competition and regulatory matters. She has advised public and private sector clients in the Asia-Pacific region, with interests spanning a wide range of industries. Her clients include competition authorities, regulators, lawyers and businesses.Carol’s particular areas of expertise include the assessment of the competitive implications of mergers and acquisitions, agreements between competitors, vertical arrangements, pricing strategies and abuse of dominance. She has also advised on both the design and application of price controls and related arrangements applying in infrastructure sectors. Carol has been involved in competition and regulatory matters for over 12 years. Prior to joining HoustonKemp, Carol held the position of senior consultant at NERA Economic Consulting. Her experience in government was developed during her time with the New Zealand Treasury.Carol holds a master of business administration from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master of commerce (first class honours) in economics from the University of Canterbury. She is a member of the Economic Society of Singapore.