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Career
Dr. Sean Ennis is a Professor at the University of East Anglia’s business school and Director of its Centre for Competition Policy. He has extensive experience in management, strategy, and economic policy focused on the interface between the private sector and government. At the University of East Anglia, he runs an internationally recognized research centre on markets, regulation and consumers. As part of this role, he was instrumental in the development, launch and implementation of innovative postgraduate programs. He founded a successful international course on regulatory economics and industrial organization for professionals and initiated a bespoke course on digital markets for ministries and regulators in the UK.
His research focuses on innovative sectors and economic impacts of incentives and contracts. He applies social science methods to business practices to understand how private companies and the state interact. His work has been published in journals like Applied Economics, the Journal of Industrial Economics, the Journal of Law and Economics, and the Oxford Review of Economic Policy, among others. He has published significant studies related to digital economy, energy, financial services, communications, and health care. He has presented expert views to the European Parliament and the UK Parliament. His studies and statements have been published by organisations such as the G20, the European Parliament, the OECD and the World Bank.
Alongside his academic career, he has consulted for the United Nations, OECD, Inter-American Development Bank and private companies. He co-authored and oversaw reports for regulatory agencies in Australia, EC, Greece, Mexico, the Philippines, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. He has been involved in antitrust and regulatory proceedings with the European Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission and the U.K.’s Competition & Appeals Tribunal. Such activities have both enriched his practice knowledge and ensured research relevance and impact.
From 2003-2018, he was a Senior Economist at the OECD. For two years during this time, he served as Executive Director of the Competition Commission of Mauritius, where he reported to the Prime Minister’s Office. At the OECD, he developed and led the competition assessment of regulations program to assess market impacts of government regulation. Prior to 2003 he worked as an economist at the European Commission’s DG Competition and at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, developing economic analyses for investigations involving business mergers and contracting.
He obtained an undergraduate degree in economics from King’s College at Cambridge University and a PhD in economics from the University of California at Berkeley.
Key Research Interests
My research deals with business contracting, innovation, and organizational structure in response to market developments and policy changes. The substantive areas include economic and organisational analysis of markets, with a focus on the digital, energy, health, and communications sectors. As a result of my focus on markets undergoing transformation, the research focuses on the underlying microeconomic and organisational mechanisms that drive economic growth, inequality and societal change.
Areas of Expertise
business strategy, contractual incentives, innovation, competition economics, antitrust law and economics, regulated industries, digital, telecommunications, financial products, health economics, professions
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley
Award Date: 31 Jul 1996
Bachelor of Arts, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 31 Jul 1990
External positions
Board Member, Centre on Regulation in Europe
1 Jun 2022 → …
Senior Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
Apr 2013 → Dec 2018
Executive Director, Competition Commission of Mauritius
Mar 2011 → Mar 2013
Senior Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development
Apr 2003 → Mar 2011
Economist, Directorate-General for Competition
Sept 2002 → Mar 2003
Economist, U.S. Department of Justice
Jul 1996 → Sept 2002
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Beyond the horizon: A human-friendly deployment of artificial intelligence and related technologies
Ennis, S., Enstone, B., Fletcher, A., Kitsopoulou, V., Kourtis, A., Markellos, R., Motoki, F., Sehrish, S. & Vlastakis, N.
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Systemic Risk in Digital Services Phase 2
Broughton Micova, S., Calef, A., Ennis, S., Ennis, S., Courridge, P. & Enstone, B.
Centre on Regulation in Europe
30/09/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Global value chains, trade facilitation, and the use of environmental management practices in SMEs
Ranasinghe, U. C., Ennis, S. F., Monteiro, J. & Malaguena, R., 7 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CCP Response to the CMA Cloud Services Market Investigation
Ennis, S. & Evans, B., 23 Jun 2024, 9 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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CCP Response to the CNMC Public Consultation on Cloud Services
Ennis, S. & Evans, B., 21 Jun 2024Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Consultation response to FCA Call for Input: The potential competition impacts of Big Tech entry and expansion in retail financial services
Calef, A., Ennis, S., Enstone, B. & Prüfer, J., 19 Jan 2024, 8 p.Research output: Other contribution
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Does increasing concentration hit poorer areas more? A study of retail petroleum markets
Ormosi, P. L., Bokhari, F. A. S., Ennis, S. & Mariuzzo, F., 2 Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Industrial Economics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)2 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Competition Law and Economics European Network
Sean Ennis (Speaker)
10 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar
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COMESA Regional Judges Workshop
Sean Ennis (Speaker)
1 Oct 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Invited talk
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ASEAN Webinar: Competition Policy, Trade Agreements and Digital Economy Agreements
Sean Ennis (Speaker)
30 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar
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Parliamentarian Roundtable on Innovation and Tech: What’s Next for the EU
Sean Ennis (Speaker)
19 Sept 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Invited talk
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International Symposium in Finance
Sean Ennis (Speaker)
27 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar
Press/Media
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Cloud Portability and Interoperability under the EU Data Act: Dynamism versus Equivalence
31/03/23
1 Media contribution
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Les voitures électriques à la merci du partage massif des données (qui n'existe pas)
7/07/22
1 item of Media coverage
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Austrian Brand Article Association (MAV) advocates a change of course in the domestic trade (Feb 2022)
10/02/22
4 items of Media coverage
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Credit where its due in Rainbird-led initiative
19/03/20
1 item of Media coverage
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Hello Kitty’s Parent Company Fined $6.9 Million by E.U.
10/07/19
1 item of Media coverage
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