This report was prepared by the OECD Public Governance Directorate (GOV) under the leadership of Elsa Pilichowski, Director. The work underlying this report was led by Vincent van Langen with significant inputs from Roberto Arana Fierros, James Drummond and Alexis Durand, under the guidance and supervision of Martha Baxter and Anna Pietikainen. The report was prepared with the encouragement and support of János Bertók, Deputy Director, OECD Public Governance Directorate, and of Nick Malyshev, Head of the Regulatory Policy Division of the OECD at the time of writing. Vanessa Berry-Chatelain, Andrew Blazey, Jon Blondal, Daniel Gerson, Nick Malyshev, Camila Saffirio and Daniel Trnka provided valuable comments on the report. Jennifer Stein co-ordinated the editorial process and Andrea Uhrhammer provided editorial support.
The report would not have been possible without the strong encouragement and input provided by the members of the OECD Network of Economic Regulators (NER). Thanks are extended to all that provided comments and input throughout the stages of survey development, data collection and analysis and the drafting of the report. In particular, the team would like to thank colleagues that provided survey responses at the Water Regulatory Authority, Albania, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Australia, the Australian Energy Regulator, Australia, the Essential Services Commission of South Australia, Australia, the Commission for Electricity and Gas Regulation, Belgium, the WaterRegulator for Flanders, Belgium, the National Water Agency, Brazil, the National Telecommunications Agency, Brazil, the Agency of Land Transportation, Brazil, the Canada Energy Regulator, Canada, the Canadian Transportation Agency, Canada, the Drinking Water and Basic Sanitation Regulation Commission, Colombia, the Communications Regulation Commission, Colombia, the Energy and Gas Regulation Commission, Colombia, the Regulatory Authority of Public Services, Costa Rica, the Superintendency for Telecommunications, Costa Rica, the Energy Regulatory Office, Czech Republic, the Estonian Competition Authority, Estonia, the Energy Authority, Finland, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, Finland, the Electronic Communications, Postal and Print Media Distribution Regulatory Authority, France, the Transport Regulation Authority, France, the Energy Regulatory Commission, France, the Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway, Germany, the National Telecommunications and Post Commission, Greece, the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Greece, the Regulatory Authority for Railways, Greece, the Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority, Hungary, the Commission for Communications Regulation, Ireland, the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, Ireland, the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and Environment, Italy, the Transport Regulation Authority, Italy, the Electricity and Gas Market Surveillance Commission, Japan, the Public Utilities Commission, Latvia, the Communications Regulatory Authority, Lithuania, the National Energy Regulatory Council, Lithuania, the National Hydrocarbons Commission, Mexico, the Federal Institute of Telecommunications, Mexico, the Commerce Commission, New Zealand, the National Communications Authority, Norway, the Supervisory Agency for Investment in Energy and Mining, Peru, the Supervisory Agency for Private Investment in Telecommunications, Peru, the Supervisory Agency for Public Transport Infrastructure, Peru, the National Superintendence of Sanitation Services, Peru, the Energy Regulatory Office, Poland, the Office of Rail Transport, Poland, the National Communications Authority, Portugal, the Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority, Portugal, the Energy Services Regulatory Authority, Portugal, the National Regulatory Authority for Public Services, Romania, the Transport Authority, Slovak Republic, the National Commission of Markets and Competition, Spain, the Energy Markets Inspectorate, Sweden, the Energy Market Regulatory Authority, Turkey, the Office of Communications, United Kingdom, the Office of Rail and Road, United Kingdom and the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, United Kingdom.