Overview
- Editors:
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Michael A. Crew
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CRRI Distinguished Professor of Regulatory Economics, Rutgers University, Rutgers Business School, Newark, USA
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Timothy J. Brennan
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Department of Public Policy, Professor of Public Policy and Economics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, USA
- Addresses some of the major issues facing postal and delivery services through the world
- Comprises original essays by prominent researchers in the field of postal economics and policy, selected and edited from papers presented at the 22nd annual Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics, held in Frascati, Italy, in June of 2014
- Presents strategies by which postal and delivery services may address the new reality of the industry and attempt to reinvent themselves in the digital age
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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- Michael A. Crew, Timothy J. Brennan
Pages 1-15
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- Samuel T. Cutting, Mark E. Meitzen, Brad P. Wagner, Christopher W. Backley, Charles L. Crum, Bryant Switzky
Pages 43-54
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- Henrik B. Okholm, Anna M. Boivie, Signe Rølmer
Pages 55-64
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- Michael D. Bradley, Jeff Colvin, Mary K. Perkins
Pages 65-75
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- Claire Borsenberger, Helmuth Cremer, Philippe De Donder, Denis Joram
Pages 77-90
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- Lyudmila Y. Bzhilyanskaya, Margaret M. Cigno, Edward S. Pearsall
Pages 91-113
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- Gregory Swinand, Hugh Hennessy, Graeme O’Meara
Pages 115-129
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- George Houpis, José María Rodríguez, Christian Strobel
Pages 131-142
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- Laurian Choain, Frédéric Fustier, Lionel Janin
Pages 143-154
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- Matthew H. Robinson, J. P. Klingenberg, Andreas Haller, Urs Trinkner
Pages 155-168
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- Henrik B. Okholm, Anna Möller, Bruno Basalisco
Pages 169-181
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- Caroline Sheedy, Maria Moloney
Pages 183-194
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- Caroline Sheedy, Maria Moloney
Pages 195-206
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- M. Meschi, M. R. Pierleoni, S. Gori
Pages 207-217
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- Marcello Cuomo, Tommaso Nardone, Alberto Rovero, Gennaro Scarfiglieri
Pages 219-231
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- Silvia Spinazzola, Stefano Gori, Erik Maurice, Simona Romito, Ignazio Vacca
Pages 233-245
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- Dominique Bailly, Margaux Meidinger
Pages 247-259
About this book
Worldwide, postal and delivery economics is the subject of considerable interest. The postal industry’s business model is in drastic need of change. Notably, the European Commission and member states are still wrestling with the problems of implementing liberalization of entry into postal markets, addressing digital competition, and maintaining the universal service obligation. In the United States, the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 has, perhaps, exacerbated some of the problems faced by the United States Postal Service (USPS). Currently, the USPS has serious financial problems because of difficulties it faces in making changes and the failure of the Act to address problems that have been long-standing. Electronic competition is severe and affects post offices (POs) worldwide, which have been slow to address the threat. This book addresses this new reality and includes discussion of how POs may attempt to reinvent themselves. Parcels and packets will play a major role in developing new business models for postal operators. This book is of use not only to students and researchers interested in the field, but also to postal operators, consulting firms, utilities, regulatory commissions, Federal Government Departments and agencies of the European Union and other countries.
Editors and Affiliations
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CRRI Distinguished Professor of Regulatory Economics, Rutgers University, Rutgers Business School, Newark, USA
Michael A. Crew
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Department of Public Policy, Professor of Public Policy and Economics, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, USA
Timothy J. Brennan
