Competitive transformation of the postal and delivery sector / edited by Michael A. Crew and Paul R. Kleindorfer.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Crew, Michael A.

Kleindorfer, Paul R.

Conference Name:

Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics (11th : June 4-7, 2003 : Toledo, Spain)

Series:

Topics in regulatory economics and policy ; 46.

Topics in regulatory economics and policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Postal service--Congresses.

Postal service.

Delivery of goods--Congresses.

Delivery of goods.

Competition--Congresses.

Competition.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xiii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, [2004]

Summary:

Competitive Transformation of the Postal and Delivery Sector is an indispensable source of information and analysis on the current state of the postal and delivery sector. It offers current insights of leading researchers and practitioners into strategy and regulation as well as the economics of this sector. Issues addressed include national and international perspectives, financial viability, the universal service obligation, regulation, competition, entry, the role of scale and scope economies, the nature and role of cost and demand analysis in postal service, productivity, interaction of law and economics, human resources, transition and reform issues. The papers in the book were selected from the papers presented at the 11th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics, Toledo, Spain, June 4-7, 2003.

Contents:

1. Access and the USO for Letters and Parcels / Michael A. Crew and Paul R. Kleindorfer

2. Access and (Non-)Uniform Pricing in the Postal Sector / Etienne Billette de Villemeur, Helmuth Cremer, Bernard Roy and Joelle Toledano

3. Access Pricing and the Uniform Tariff in the Postal Sector / Philippe De Donder, Helmuth Cremer and Frank Rodriguez

4. Is Mandatory Access in the Postal Sector the Key to Success? / Nick van der Lijn and Arno Meijer

5. Financial Viability of the Universal Postal Service Provider Under Uniform and Cost-Related Tariffs / Gonzales d'Alcantara and Bernard Amerlynck

6. An Empirical Analysis of the Graveyard Spiral / Robert Cohen, Matthew Robinson, Renee Sheehy, John Waller and Spyros Xenakis

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1402077025

9781402077029

OCLC:

53434680

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