About Laurie
Laurie Binge has over nine years of experience as an economist specialising in regulatory and competition economics, offering advice to clients across different industries. This has included the analysis of mergers and acquisitions, abuse of dominance complaints, damages estimation, cartel screening, policy evaluation, economic regulation and dispute resolution. Fields of expertise include telecoms, FMCGs, commodities, trade, healthcare, the labour market, energy, and utility pricing.
Laurie’s responsibilities include project management, economic research, data analysis, econometric modelling, and the preparation of reports for commercial clients. He has extensive experience working on projects that require data analysis and quantitative skills.
Laurie recently completed his Ph.D. in Economics at Stellenbosch University. The dissertation applied various quantitative techniques to analyse the South African art market, business confidence and uncertainty in South Africa, and historical commodity prices in the Cape Colony.
Certifications
Data Science Specialization
Python Specialization
SQL for Data Science
Education
B.Comm., Economic Sciences, Stellenbosch University
B.Comm., Financial Economics, Stellenbosch University
M.Comm., Economics, Stellenbosch University
Ph.D., Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Contact
T: +27 21 487 9000
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Office
8th Floor
125 Buitengracht Street
Cape Town 8001
South Africa
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Expertise
Antitrust & Competition Economics
Disputes
Expert Testimony
Regulation and Compliance