Publications in: Public Policy

Study on the Impact of the Data Act Proposal on European Telecom Operatorsā€™ Offerings, Business Models, and Innovation

Client: european-telecommunications-network-operators-association
Published: October, 2022

Following the publication of the European Commissionā€™s Data Act proposals in February 2022, ETNO, the European Telecommunications Network Operatorsā€™ Association, commissioned LE Europe, in partnership with Plum Consulting and Wiggin LLP, to produce a study on the impact of the Data Act proposal on European telecom operators. The study investigated how the proposed new rules […]

Better Regulation in the EU: Improving Quality and Reducing Delays – July 2022

Client: European Parliament
Published: July, 2022

This briefing, commissioned by the European Parliamentā€™s Policy Department for Citizensā€™ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the JURI Committee, provides recommendations for better regulation in the EU by improving quality and reducing delays. It points at significant actual and potential benefits from EU legislative initiatives amounting to over ā‚¬2,200bn as well as […]

LE Europe HE Fees and Funding Options in Ireland

Client: EC DG REFORM
Published: May, 2022

London Economicsā€™ sister company, LE Europe, as part of the AARC Consortium (incorporating AARC, LE Europe and Indecon) were commissioned by the European Commissionā€™s Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) to provide an analysis of the sustainability of higher education (HE) and further education and training (FET) in Ireland. The projectā€™s general objective was […]

Consumersā€™ Engagement in the Circular Economy: Results from a Large Scale Behavioural Experiment and Survey in the EU

Client: CHAFEA
Published: October, 2019

Divisional Director James Suter presented LE Europeā€™s study for the European Commission on consumer behaviour in the Circular Economy at the 2019 PLATE (Product Lifetimes and the Environment) conference on 20th September 2019 in Berlin. James explained how the findings of the study could be used by policy makers to increase consumersā€™ engagement in various […]

Identifying Optimal Policy Making and Legislation – May 2019

Client: European Parliament
Published: May, 2019

This Briefing forms part of a programme of research commissioned by the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee of the European Parliament (ā€˜the IMCO Committeeā€™). The research programme has the aim of updating the study undertaken for the IMCO Committee in 2014 on the ā€œContribution of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection to Growthā€. The […]

Pre-contractual Information in Retail Energy Markets ā€“ Experimental Consumer Research ā€“ October 2018

Client: ec-dg-justice-consumers
Published: November, 2018

The European Commission commissioned LE Europe, Deloitte and Ipsos to study pre-contractual information in retail energy markets. The study used desk research, stakeholder consultations, a consumer survey and a behavioural experiment to understand consumersā€™ decision-making, attitudes and switching behaviour, and how to improve clarity and comparability in energy prices, consumption and contractual information. The study […]

Online Market Segmentation ā€“ Experimental Consumer Research and Economic Valuation ā€“ August 2018

Client: ec-dg-justice-consumers
Published: September, 2018

The European Commission commissioned LE Europe, Deloitte and Ipsos to study online personalised pricing and offers and targeted advertising. The study used desk research, stakeholder consultations, mystery shopping, a consumer survey and a behavioural experiment to understand how e-commerce websites use consumersā€™ personal information, and consumersā€™ attitudes and behaviour when faced with personalisation online. The […]

Single Digital Gateway: How EU Could Meet Expectations of Citizens and Businesses? – March 2018

Client: european-commission
Published: March, 2018

A briefing by Dr Charlotte Duke for the European Commission on behalf of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee on the European Commissionā€™s proposed regulation for a Single Digital Gateway.

Study on Consumers’ Decision-making in Insurance Services: A Behavioural Economics Perspective – November 2017

Client: ec-dg-justice-consumers
Published: November, 2017

This study focused on consumersā€™ decision-making in the non-life insurance market when purchasing domestically and cross-border. It tested ways to help consumers make better decisions using a behavioural experiment, collected complementary data on the supply side of the market, and examined potential savings consumers could make.

IPID Consumer Testing and Design Work – August 2016

Client: european-insurance-occupational-pensions-authority-eiopa
Published: August, 2016

EIOPA commissioned a consortium consisting of LE Europe, Ipsos MORI and Academy Design Partners to undertake consumer testing on the design of a standardised presentation format of an Insurance Product Information Document (IPID). The findings of the consumer testing, as presented in this report, were intended to assist EIOPA to reach a view on the […]