Progress toward Liberalization of the Postal and Delivery Sector

Table of contents (23 chapters)

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Universal Service Obligation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 3-22

      The Welfare Effects of Entry and Strategies for Maintaining the USO in the Postal Sector

      Michael A. Crew, Paul R. Kleindorfer

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 23-37

      Universal Service Obligations in the Postal Sector

      Xavier Ambrosini, François Boldron, Bernard Roy

   4. 

      Chapter

      Pages 39-57

      Profitability of the Universal Service Postal Provider Under Entry with Economies of Scale in Collection and Delivery

      Gonzales d’Alcantara, Bernard Amerlynck

   5. 

      Chapter

      Pages 59-74

      On the Use of Cost Functions in the Assessment of the Impact of Liberalization on Postal Universal Service Burden

      Stefano Gori, Emiliano Piccinin, Simona Romito, Gennaro Scarfiglieri

   6. 

      Chapter

      Pages 75-87

      Questioning the Monopoly-Supported Postal USO in Developing Countries

      Charles Kenny

   7. 

      Chapter

      Pages 89-101

      Estimating the Net Cost of the

      George Houpis, Almudena Lara, Mark Williams

   8. 

      Chapter

      Pages 103-120

      Assessing the Cost of the Portuguese Postal Network

      Ricardo Goulão Santos, Alberto Pimenta, Sofia Beatriz Henriques

3. Access and Worksharing

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121

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      Chapter

      Pages 123-140

      Establishing Non-uniform Access Prices in the UK

      Roger Hill, Richard Robinson

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 141-152

      Worksharing: How Much Productive Efficiency, at What Cost and at What Price?

      Robert H. Cohen, Matthew H. Robinson, John D. Waller, Spyros S. Xenakis

   4. 

      Chapter

      Pages 153-172

      Regulating Access to Stimulate Competition in Postal Markets?

      Paul W. J. de Bijl, Eric van Damme, Pierre Larouche

   5. 

      Chapter

      Pages 173-189

      Enhancing Competition by Unbundling the Postal Administration

      John Haldi, William J. Olson

4. Liberalization and Quality of Service

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 191-191

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 193-208

      The Economic Implications of Quality of Service Regulation in a Liberalized Postal Market

      Tom Balogh, Richard Moriarty, Paul Smith, Roisin Doherty, Ian Leigh

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 209-223

      Estimation of Consumers’ Willingness-to-pay for Quality of Service in Post

      Gregory Swinand, Siôn Jones

5. Pricing Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 225-225

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 227-247

      Pricing and Welfare Implications of Alternative Approaches to Setting Price Controls in the Postal Sector

      Philippe De Donder, Helmuth Cremer, Paul Dudley, Frank Rodriguez

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 249-264

      Pricing the Last Mile in the Postal Sector

      Cátia Felisberto, Matthias Finger, Beat Friedli, Daniel Krähenbühl, Urs Trinkner

6. Demand Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 265-265

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 267-280

      Forecasting Swiss Mail Demand

      Urs Trinkner, Martin Grossmann

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 281-300

      Generational Analysis of Mail Users

      Luis Jimenez, Elena Diakova, Chrystal Szeto

7. Legal and Regulatory Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 301-301

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   2. 

      Chapter

      Pages 303-320

      The New EC Framework for State Aid to Public Service and the Postal Sector

      Alessandra Fratini, Fabio Filpo

   3. 

      Chapter

      Pages 321-339

      Postal Services Regulation In Europe

      Richard Eccles, Pauline Kuipers

   4. 

      Chapter

      Pages 341-357

      Benefit-Cost Regulation of Negotiated Service Agreements

      David M. Levy, Joy M. Leong, Lawrence G. Buc, Michael K. Plunkett