Harvey Nash

Harvey is a member of Oxera’s TMT and Regulation teams and has extensive experience in the telecoms sector (both mobile and fixed). He applies economic thinking to advise on issues faced by public and private institutions, including in relation to regulatory policy, mergers, auction design/strategy and the design of market reviews.

Prior to joining Oxera, Harvey has worked as a Senior Economist at a UK mobile network operator, and as an Economist in the Chief Economist team at the UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom.

Harvey speaks English.

Tel: +44 2077 766665

Harvey's specialisms include:

SECTORS

Digital
Telecoms, Media and Technology

EXPERTISE

Selected
professional experience

Provided a report for Virgin Media O2 assessing the economic theory underpinning proposals by the national regulator, Ofcom, to prohibit in-contract price increases linked to inflation (2024)
Advised a European telecoms operator on the possible anti-competitive implications of volume discounts offered by the incumbent operator (2023–24)
Advised a European telecoms operator in relation to a margin squeeze complaint (2023)
Advised a European mobile telecoms operator on the implications of a vertical merger on future incentives to offer wholesale access (2023)
Advised a West Asian mobile telecoms operator on the economics of parallel pricing (2023)
Provided advice to support the pro-competitive case for a UK mobile merger (2022–23)

Qualifications

MSc Economics, Birkbeck, University of London, UK
BSc Economics, University of Loughborough, UK

Latest Insights: Harvey Nash

11 Mar 2025

Events

Rebooting Competition Policy?

Date: Tuesday 11 March 2025Registration: 13:00 CETCocktail reception: 18:30 CETLocation: Sparks, Rue Ravenstein 60, Brussels Join MLex, Oxera and Paul, Weiss for a half-day conference to discuss the rapidly-changing world of merger control and antitrust enforcement. Hear from decision-makers and experts who are shaping the competition policy landscape, and engage in insightful… Read More