Dr. William S. Taylor
Consultant
Education
PhD in economics, Victoria University of Wellington
BCA (with Honours) in money and finance (1st Class), Victoria University of Wellington
Experience
Dr. Taylor is a Consultant based in NERA's Auckland office. He specializes in competition and regulatory economics, with a particular focus on areas where finance and economics intersect.
He has advised regulated and unregulated firms on access pricing, cost of capital, and asset valuation issues spanning sectors such as telecommunications, electricity distribution, ports, gas pipelines, postal networks, and airports.
In the area of competition, Dr. Taylor has advised clients on mergers and acquisitions, contracting issues, and anticompetitive practices in a range of sectors, including health care, manufacturing, retail, agriculture, horticulture, transport, electricity generation, waste, and telecommunications.



