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Personal profile
Career
Currently Director of the Centre for Competition Policy and Professor of Competition Policy at Norwich Business School, Sean Ennis has extensive experience in government work and competition law and policy. Previously, he was a Senior Economist in the Competition Division of the OECD. For two years, he was Executive Director of the Competition Commission of Mauritius, where he was the chief executive in charge of running Mauritius’ independent competition authority. At the OECD he developed and led the development and application of the OECD’s Competition Assessment Toolkit. Prior to that, 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 competition law investigations.
Sean has published research studies and reports and provided capacity building related to a broad range of business activities (including digitalisation, communications, health care, financial and professional services). These studies or statements have been submitted to or published by economics journals and organisations such as the G20, the European Parliament, the OECD and the World Bank. He has co-authored or overseen reports for regulatory and government agencies in Australia, Greece, Mexico, Romania, the United Kingdom and the United States.
He has been involved in competition law and regulatory proceedings including with the European Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Key Research Interests
Sean Ennis is an economist who specialises in competition economics, digitalisation and regulation. His research interests include competition economics including cartels, digitalisation and its impacts on markets, regulated industries and inequality.
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
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
Sep 2002 → Mar 2003
Economist, U.S. Department of Justice
Jul 1996 → Sep 2002
Network
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The Distributional Effects of Gas Price Volatility and Potential Policy Mitigations
Ennis, S., Burlinson, A., Deller, D. & Harker, M.
1/11/22 → 30/04/24
Project: Research
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Advantages of Licence-Exempt Spectrum: Allocation Versus Auctions for Upper 6Ghz Spectrum
Ennis, S., 7 Feb 2023, 15 p.Research output: Working paper
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CCP Response to the Ofcom Consultation: Cloud Services Market Study (Interim Report)
Ennis, S., Evans, B. & Mariuzzo, F., 2023, 7 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Cloud Portability and Interoperability under the EU Data Act: Dynamism versus Equivalence
Ennis, S. F. & Evans, B., 22 Mar 2023, SSRN, 19 p.Research output: Working paper
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Impact assessment support study for the review of the Community guidelines on State aid for railway undertakings
European Commission, Directorate-General for Competition, Gabriel, M., Głowicka, E., Hedge, V., Jeschonneck, M., Mattes, A., Rancati, L., Urzi, F., Dente, G., Nava, S., Salomone, E., Deller, D., Ennis, S. F., Enstone, B., Alvarez Vidal, A., el-Houda Bey, N., Hofmann, M. & Klotz, R., 27 Mar 2023, European Commission. 308 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Price Parity Clauses for Hotel Room Booking: Empirical Evidence from Regulatory Change
Ivaldi, M., Lagos, V. & Ennis, S., 20 Feb 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: The Journal of Law and Economics. 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Activities
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Wi-Fi Matters
Sean Ennis (Speaker)
7 Feb 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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CCP Digital Markets Course
Sean Ennis (Speaker), Amelia Fletcher (Speaker), Kai-Uwe Kuhn (Speaker) & Jens Prufer (Speaker)
31 Jan 2023 → 1 Feb 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in external training
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Economics Seminar at Authority for Consumers & Markets, Netherlands
Sean Ennis (Speaker)
29 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar
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Joint Seminar Hosted by E.DSO - DG CNECT - DG ENER
Sean Ennis (Speaker)
22 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar
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ECEFG Competition Policy Workshop 2022
Sean Ennis (Speaker)
14 Oct 2022Activity: 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
Press/Media: Press / Media
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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
Press/Media: Press / Media
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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
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Credit where its due in Rainbird-led initiative
19/03/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Hello Kitty’s Parent Company Fined $6.9 Million by E.U.
10/07/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media