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Read our Agenda article from 2021, which explores how and why wage and employment differentials between groups evolve throughout workers’ life cycles, and what the effects of past discrimination might be, even when an individual is not discriminated against by their current employer. https://lnkd.in/dDE3Z_JK #womenineconomics #behaviouraleconomics #labourmarket

Last week in Rome we hosted the Oxera Italian Advisory Council meeting, which focused on the regulatory and litigation trends in sustainability. We were joined by various expert speakers who shared their thoughts on ESG regulation, environmental protection litigation, the EUs approach to a sustainable economy and more. Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to the various discussions.

The latest episode of 'Top of the Agenda' covers the topic of deceptive patterns and online fairness. Listen to Helen Jenkins, Marie Potel-Saville, and Anastasia Shchepetova as they delve into the mechanisms behind dark patterns, designs that exploit decision-making biases, and explore strategies to make online choices fairer for consumers. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/gmffAY8s #darkpatterns #deceptivepatterns #choicearchitecture #consumerprotection

On 22-23 July 2024, City, University of London and Competition and Markets Authority are co-hosting the Economics of Competition and Regulation workshop in London. Over the two days, Oxera Partners Robin Noble and Helen Ralston-Smith, Senior Adviser Johan Keetelaar, and Senior Consultant Timo Klein will be speaking at various sessions. Find out more about the workshop here: https://lnkd.in/etFdG_65.

Read our report where we evaluate the Malta Communications Authority's (MCA) market analysis on wholesale access services for fixed broadband. Commissioned by Go Malta, our report challenges the MCA’s proposed regulations, highlighting the competitive nature of the retail market and arguing against GO's significant market power. Find out more here: https://lnkd.in/etCRXEQn

Last month we hosted our Competition Economics course at Zandvoort beach in the Netherlands.   Thank you to everyone who joined us to learn more about the basic concepts of competition economics and how to apply this in cartel and abuse of dominance cases, as well as the different theories and quantitative tools in merger assessment and the use of econometrics and other tools in antitrust litigation cases. #competitionlaw #antitrust #learning

Next week Oxera Partner Jostein Kristensen will be speaking at the GAR Live: Energy Disputes conference where leading specialists will debate, discuss and analyse the latest cases, trends and developments in energy disputes. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dz-eWBMT #GARLiveEnergyDisputes2024 #EnergyDisputes #Renewables Global Arbitration Review

We may not think much of selecting to ‘accept all cookies’ on a website to get to the content faster or making a quick purchase because we are told there are ‘only two rooms left’. However, these deceptive or dark patterns are designed to exploit inherent decision-making biases to change your choices, often to the benefit of the supplier rather than you. Listen to the latest episode of 'Top of the Agenda' where Helen Jenkins, Marie Potel-Saville and Anastasia Shchepetova discuss how we can identify and test the effects of these patterns and make these choices fairer. https://lnkd.in/gmffAY8s #darkpatterns #deceptivepatterns #choicearchitecture

Congratulations to our colleagues who have been listed as Energy Experts by Who's Who Legal, Lexology. Jostein Kristensen Peter Hope Min Shi Sahar Shamsi Srini Parthasarathy

This Friday we will be co-hosting a discussion on the latest practice of investor-state arbitration in Shenzhen, China, alongside Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hui Zhong Law Firm | 汇仲律师事务所, Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA) and Taylor Wessing. Discover more about the upcoming event here: https://lnkd.in/eMJhbpGw #internationalarbitration #investmentarbitration #disputeresolution #investmentprotection