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Postal and Delivery Services

Delivering on Competition

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Editors:
  1. Michael A. Crew

    1. Center for Research in Regulated Industries, Graduate School of Management, Rutgers University, Newark, USA

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  2. Paul R. Kleindorfer

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

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Part of the book series: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy (TREP, volume 44)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Liberalization and the Universal Service Obligation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Balancing Access and the Universal Service Obligation

      • Michael A. Crew, Paul R. Kleindorfer
      Pages 3-32

    3. Pricing and Worksharing Discounts in the Postal Sector

      • Etienne Billette de Villemeur, Helmuth Cremer, Bernard Roy, Joëlle Toledano
      Pages 33-48

    4. Access Pricing and Parcels Delivery

      • Philippe De Donder, Helmuth Cremer, Frank Rodriguez
      Pages 49-69

    5. Brand Loyalty and Limited Entry in Postal Markets

      • Phil Burns, Isabelle Carslake, George Houpis
      Pages 71-92

    6. Reconciling Competition, Downstream Access, and Universal Service in Postal Markets

      • John C. Panzar
      Pages 93-115

  3. Demand, Cost, and Productivity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 117-117
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    2. Econometrics of Mail Demand

      • Catherine Cazals, Jean-Pierre Florens
      Pages 119-140

    3. The Productivity Analysis of Postal Services

      • Shoji Maruyama, Takanobu Nakajima
      Pages 141-155

    4. On the Output Elasticity of the Activities of Post Office Counters in Italy

      • Duccio S. Gazzei, Carla Pace, Gennaro Scarfiglieri
      Pages 157-167

    5. Delivery Cost Heterogeneity and Vulnerability to Entry

      • Stephane Bernard, Robert Cohen, Matthew Robinson, Bernard Roy, Joëlle Toledano, John Waller et al.
      Pages 169-184

  4. Strategy and Human Resources

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. Is the Customer Always Right?

      • Mary S. Elcano, Anita Bizzotto, W. Ashley Lyons
      Pages 187-204

    3. Employee Stock Ownership as a Human Capital Strategy for the United States Postal Service

      • Anthony Vegliante, Laree Martin, David Treworgy, Eamonn Harrington, Nancy Annett
      Pages 205-222

    4. Homeland Security Brings Ratepayer vs. Taxpayer To Center Stage

      • Robert A. F. Reisner
      Pages 223-242

    5. U.S. Postal Service Collective Bargaining

      • James W. Sauber
      Pages 243-262

  5. International Postal Policy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 263-263
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    2. Exit, Voice and Postal Performance in Developing Countries

      • Tim Walsh
      Pages 265-276

    3. Extra-Territorial Offices of Exchange,the USO and International Trade

      • Donald Campbell, Jeremy Cotton, Gerard Power
      Pages 277-284
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About this book

Postal and Delivery Services: Delivering on Competition is an indispensable source of information and analysis on the current state of the postal and delivery sector. It offers current insight into strategy, regulation as well as the economics of this sector. Issues addressed include international postal policy, 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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center for Research in Regulated Industries, Graduate School of Management, Rutgers University, Newark, USA

    Michael A. Crew

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

    Paul R. Kleindorfer

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Postal and Delivery Services

  • Book Subtitle: Delivering on Competition

  • Editors: Michael A. Crew, Paul R. Kleindorfer

  • Series Title: Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0233-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2002

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-7035-8Published: 31 December 2002

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-4978-5Published: 23 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-0233-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2730-7468

  • Series E-ISSN: 2730-7476

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 374

  • Topics: Industrial Organization, Microeconomics, Management

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