Eshien CHONG

Eshien CHONG serves as an Economist at France's Competition Authority (Autorité de la Concurrence) and holds an academic affiliation as Associate Member of the EPPP Chair (Chair in Public Policy Economics and Performance) at Sorbonne Business School, Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne University.

Education

• PhD in Economics, University Paris Sud 11 (now Université Paris-Saclay), Dissertation: ‘Competitive solutions for managing local public services – An empirical analysis of water supply in France’

Research Focus

His work centers on the economic organization of public services, with emphasis on regulatory frameworks and contractual arrangements. Key themes include:

• Structural analysis of public-private partnerships
• Economic regulation mechanisms in network industries
• Contract design for public service delivery
• Water sector governance and privatization models
• Extended Producer Responsibility systems
• Public procurement efficiency

Publication Profile

Research appears in journals including Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, and Review of Industrial Organization, demonstrating consistent contributions to regulatory economics. His latest work analyzes Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) as organizational solutions for Extended Producer Responsibility schemes.

Professional Integration

His dual role bridges academic research and competition policy enforcement, with the EPPP Chair providing institutional support for his scholarly work on governance challenges in regulated sectors.