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LIRNEasia - Infrastructure Regulation: What works, Why, and How do we know?

LIRNEasia, in collaboration with the Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore and the University of Hong Kong, is organizing a conference entitled “Infrastructure Regulation: What works, Why, and How do we know?,” 26-27 February 2009, at the University of Hong Kong.

Sponsored by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), the conference will address the following questions: Does regulation work? What kind of regulation works? What kinds don’t work? Why do some forms of regulation work and not others? How do we know whether they work or not? How do we isolate the effects of different political, economic and legal contexts? Are there systematic differences among water, telecommunications, energy and transport infrastructure that necessitate particular regulatory design?

Click here for the call for papers (deadline 5 December 2008).

Proposals including a short abstract (500 words), professional position and contact email address must reach the organizers by 5 December 2008. Please send proposals to regulate[at]hku.hk. A limited number of travel grants covering the cost of travel, accommodation, and meals are available to participants on a competitive basis.

Conference Chairs: M Ramesh (HKU) and Rohan Samarajiva (LIRNEasia)

Organizing Committee: Eduardo Araral (NUS), Daryl Jarvis (NUS), M Ramesh (HKU), Rohan Samarajiva (LIRNEasia), and Wu Xun (NUS)

TENTATIVE PROGRAM

1st Session: Conceptual Issues in Regulations & Governance (Coordinator: M Ramesh)

2nd Session: Approaches to Evaluation of Regulations (Coordinator: Rohan Samarajiva)

3rd Session: Telecommunications (Coordinator: Rohan Samarajiva)

4th Session: Electricity (Coordinator: Wu Xun)

5th and 6th Sessions: Water (Coordinator: Eduardo Araral)

7th Session: Transportation( Coordinator: M Ramesh)

8th Special Session: Regulatory Risks (Coordinator: Darryl Jarvis)
What forms of regulatory risks do investors take? How do we assess and measure regulatory risk? What impact does regulatory risk have on investors in infrastructure projects? Are some institutional types disposed to generating greater risk? Does the institutional type vary across sector? How can regulatory risks be mitigated? What strategies exist to improve regulatory outcomes for private sector participants?

9th Session: Practitioners’ Panel Discussion (Coordinator: Rohan Samarajiva)
Three thoughtful regulators will be invited to offer insight based on their professional experience.

10th Session: Conclusion and lesson-drawing (Coordinator: Ramesh)
The Discussion will be led by Wu Xun, Rohan Samarajiva, M Ramesh, Darryl Jarvis, and Eduardo Araral.

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