Progress Toward Liberalization of the Postal and Delivery Sector

Name: Progress Toward Liberalization of the Postal and Delivery Sector
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ISBN: 9780387297439

ISBN-10: 038729743X

ISBN-13: 9780387297439

Edition: 2006

Authors: Michael A. Crew, Paul R. Kleindorfer

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The European Commission and its member states, along with many others, are wrestling with the problem of how to implement the scheduled liberalization of the postal sector while maintaining the universal service obligation. This book addresses some of these concerns. It is comprised of original essays chosen from among several dozen presented at the 13 th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics, which was held in Antwerp, Belgium, in June, 2005.

Book details

List price: $169.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 11/30/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 3.718
Language: English




The welfare effects of entry and strategies for maintaining the USO in the postal sector




Universal service obligations in the postal sector : economic learnings from cross-country comparisons




Profitability of the universal service postal provider under entry with economies of scale in collection and delivery




On the use of cost functions in the assessment of the impact of liberalization on postal universal service burden : restricted versus flexible specifications




Questioning the monopoly-supported postal USO in developing countries




Estimating the net cost of the USO : a case study of Colombia




Assessing the cost of the Portuguese postal network : practical cost evaluation of a USO and other applications




Establishing non-uniform access prices in the UK




Worksharing : how much productive efficiency, at what cost and at what price?




Regulating access to stimulate competition in postal markets?




Enhancing competition by unbundling the postal administration




The economic implications of quality of service regulation in a liberalized postal market




Estimation of consumers' willingness-to-pay for quality of service in post




Pricing and welfare implications of alternative approaches to setting price controls in the postal sector




Pricing the last mile in the postal sector




Forecasting Swiss mail demand




Generational analysis of mail users




The new EC framework for state aid to public service and the postal sector : where do we stand now?




Postal services regulation in Europe : a comparative study of the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Sweden




Benefit-cost regulation of negotiated service agreements




The "real" graveyard spiral : experiences from the liberalized Swedish postal market




Competition structure and future postal reform in Japan : in comparison with international liberalization




The privatization of Japan post : ensuring both a viable post and a level playing field