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Progress Toward Liberalization of the Postal and Delivery Sector

Crew, Michael A.; Kleindorfer, Paul R.
ISBN-10: 038729743X
ISBN-13: 9780387297439

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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.
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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



Edition: 2006
Publisher: Springer
Binding: Trade Cloth
Pages: 400
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.65 lbs.
Language: English

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