Stephen Littlechild Festschrift
25 Mar 2026
09:00 -17:00
Times shown in local time
By invitation only
Lecture Theatre 2 (Cambridge Judge Business School)
Trumpington St
Cambridge
CB2 1AG
United Kingdom
The Energy Policy Research Group (EPRG) held a celebration of the work of Stephen Littlechild, a leading economist in the field of markets and regulation, featuring papers from some of his many colleagues within the UK and internationally.
Read the post-event article "Celebrating a pioneer of energy regulation"
Agenda
09:30-11:00
Session 1
Introduction
Bruce Mountain
The evolution of price control regulation in the UK
Andrew Walker
Role of consumers in regulation: from passive recipients to necessary actors
Catherine Waddams and Morton Hviid
The role of benchmarking in incentive regulation
Michael Pollitt
- Read the related working paper, The role of benchmarking in incentive regulation: lessons from electricity distribution (EPRG WP 2612)
11:00-11:30
Coffee break
10:50-12:00
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:00-14:10
Session 3
An ‘analytical history’ of renewable support schemes in Britain
Richard Green and David Newbery
- Read the related working paper, Competition, contracts and auctions for renewable electricity support: competition for the market but not yet in the market (EPRG WP 2607)
Transmission investment and cost allocation in electricity markets
William Hogan
15:00-15:30
Afternoon tea
14:40-15:50
Session 4
Negotiated settlements in UK airports, water and energy: a discussion
Stephen Littlechild, Harry Bush, Andrew Walker, Alan Sutherland and Gavin Knott
- Read the related working paper, Negotiated settlements and customer engagement in UK utility regulation: evidence from airports, water and energy (EPRG WP 2618)
AI as an individualised persona: a useful addition to the economist’s toolbox? The case of the ‘Stephen Littlechild AI agent’
Bruce Mountain and Shruti Kant
Closing remarks
Stephen Littlechild