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Hill, R., Robinson, R., Rodriguez, F. (2005). The Financial Equilibrium of Universal Service Providers in a Liberalized Postal Market. In: Crew, M.A., Kleindorfer, P.R. (eds) Regulatory and Economic Challenges in the Postal and Delivery Sector. Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy, vol 48. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-23637-6_4
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