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Regulatory and Economic Challenges in the Postal and Delivery Sector pp 139–161Cite as

Worksharing, Pricing and Competition in the Postal Sector

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. University of Toulouse (IDEI and GREMAQ), Toulouse

    Etienne Billette de Villemeur & Helmuth Cremer

  2. La Poste, France

    Bernard Roy & Joëlle Toledano

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  1. Etienne Billette de Villemeur
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  1. Center for Research in Regulated Industries, Graduate School of Management, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, USA

    Michael A. Crew

  2. Risk Management and Decision Process Center, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Paul R. Kleindorfer

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Billette de Villemeur, E., Cremer, H., Roy, B., Toledano, J. (2005). Worksharing, Pricing and Competition in the Postal Sector. 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_7

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