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MCA (with Distinction) in economics, Victoria University of Wellington
BCA (with Honours) in economics (1st Class), Victoria University of Wellington
LLB degree, Victoria University of Wellington
BCA in accountancy, Victoria University of Wellington
James Mellsop specialises in the application of economic analysis to legal issues in New Zealand and Australia. He is particularly focused on the areas of competition, regulation, contractual disputes, damages, fair trading, tax, and resource management.
James’ experience includes analysing the economic implications of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and other contracts, and market behaviour and regulatory interventions in a variety of sectors and industries, including media, telecommunications, electricity, gas, water, mining, post, health, retailing, supermarkets, transport, manufacturing, agriculture, software, building products, banking and finance, ports, airports and waste. He has also
James has provided expert evidence before the Australian Competition Tribunal, the New Zealand High Court, the New Zealand Environment Court, the New Zealand Commerce Commission, arbitrators and Resource Management Act Commissioners. He has worked on projects in New Zealand, Australia, and Asia, and has been engaged by both the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission and the New Zealand Commerce Commission.
Prior to joining NERA in 2008, James directed the New Zealand competition practice of another international economics consultancy. In addition, he worked for the New Zealand Treasury on microeconomic policy issues, particularly competition, regulatory and telecommunications policy. From 1992 to 1996, James worked as a lawyer for Bell Gully, with a focus on competition, corporate, and oil and gas law.
Title | Type | Author | ||
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Some Economics of a “Misuse of Market Power” | Published Article | Mr. James Mellsop and Dr. Craig Malam | ||
Levelling the Playing Field: The Role of the Internet and Mobile Computing in Improvi... | Study | By Dr. Lawrence Wu, James Mellsop, Professor Stephen King, Dr. Kristin Terris, and Dr. Will Taylor | ||
Quantifying Benefits and Costs under the Resource Management Act: Lessons from Commer... | Working Paper | By James Mellsop and Kevin Counsell | ||
Objective RMA Decision-Making: Cost Benefit Analysis as an Economic and Practical Fra... | Published Article | By Kevin Counsell, Dr. Lewis Evans, and James Mellsop | ||
New Zealand Competition Law and Policy | Book | A book by Matt Sumpter with contributions from James Mellsop and Ben Hamlin | ||
An Assessment of the DIRA Triggers | Report | By James Mellsop, Kevin Counsell, and Will Taylor | ||
The Impact of the Zespri Kiwifruit Export Monopoly on Innovation Incentives | Report | By James Mellsop, Dr. Lewis Evans, Kevin Counsell, and Will Taylor | ||
Exchanging Price Information can be Efficient: Per se Offences should be Legislated v... | Working Paper | By James Mellsop and Dr. Lewis Evans | ||
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Exploring the Economic Tool Box | 10 August 2018 | |||
International Competition Network Annual Meeting | 28 April 2015 | |||
Competition Law and Policy Institute of New Zealand 24th Annual Workshop | 03 August 2013 | |||
The Twenty-Third Annual Workshop of The Competition Law and Policy Institute of New Z... | 03 August 2012 | |||
Industrial Organisation and Competition Policy Workshop | 25 January 2011 | |||
Leaky Homes -- Saving the Titanic? | 17 September 2010 | |||
The Twentieth Annual Workshop of The Competition Law and Policy Institute of New Zeal... | 07 August 2009 | |||
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NERA Places Seventeen Antitrust/Competition Experts on Who's Who Legal: Competition 2... | 15 March 2018 | Press Release | ||
NERA Economic Consulting Recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Consulting Experts Guide | 06 October 2016 | Press Release | ||
NERA Economists Featured in The International Who's Who of Competition Lawyers & ... | 24 April 2013 | Press Release | ||
NERA Economists Featured in The International Who's Who of Competition Lawyers & ... | 02 April 2012 | Press Release | ||
T&G moves on Zespri monopoly | 06 July 2009 | Media Coverage | ||
Zespri fights back | 03 June 2009 | Media Coverage | ||
NERA Economic Consulting Expands Global Footprint with New Offices and Experts in New... | 10 April 2008 | Press Release | ||
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