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The Changing Postal and Delivery Sector

Towards A Renaissance

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Editors:
  1. Michael Crew

    1. Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick, Newark, USA

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  2. Pier Luigi Parcu

    1. Florence School of Regulation, European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy

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  3. Timothy Brennan

    1. School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, USA

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  • Addresses some of the major issues facing postal and delivery services through the world
  • Analyzes and advances new directions for public policy shift in postal delivery?
  • Provides perspectives from an international panel of academics, industry researchers, and senior industry management
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act After 10 Years—Some Proposals for Reform

    • Michael Crew, Timothy Brennan
    Pages 1-15

  3. Lessons from the Postal Sector to Telecommunications and Vice Versa

    • Pier Luigi Parcu, Virginia Silvestri
    Pages 17-33

  4. E-Substitution and the Demand for Business Mail in the UK: Trends and Prospects

    • Frank Rodriguez, Soterios Soteri, Stefan Tobias
    Pages 35-49

  5. An Examination of the Links Between Postal Price Constraints, Efficiency, Competition and Public Welfare

    • Philippe De Donder, Frank Rodriguez, Soterios Soteri
    Pages 51-66

  6. The Personalization and Volume Trade-Off: A Future Without Saturation Mail?

    • Michael D. Bradley, Adam C. Houck
    Pages 67-78

  7. An Economic Perspective on Terminal Dues

    • Henrik Ballebye Okholm, Bruno Basalisco, Jimmy Gårdebrink, Anna Möller Boivie
    Pages 79-96

  8. A Case Study of Density of Retail Outlets in Portugal: Regulation and Politics in Postal Markets

    • João Confraria, Vítor Miguel Ribeiro, Agostinho Franco, Frederico Pereira
    Pages 97-114

  9. Minimum Wages in the Award of Public Contracts After RegioPost

    • Alessandra Fratini
    Pages 115-126

  10. Protecting Consumers Using Postal and E-Commerce Delivery Services in Competitive European Markets

    • John Hearn
    Pages 127-137

  11. E-Commerce in Europe: Parcel Delivery Prices in a Digital Single Market

    • J. Scott Marcus, Georgios Petropoulos
    Pages 139-159

  12. U.S. Postal Markets and Delivery Liberalization: A Simulation Approach

    • Margaret M. Cigno, Edward S. Pearsall
    Pages 161-189

  13. The Sharing Economy and the “Uberization” Phenomenon: What Impacts on the Economy in General and for the Delivery Operators in Particular?

    • Claire Borsenberger
    Pages 191-203

  14. Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrencies: Opportunities for Postal Financial Services

    • Christian Jaag, Christian Bach
    Pages 205-221

  15. Digital Identities: A Good Move for Postal Operators

    • Claire Borsenberger, Olaf Klargaard, Philippe Régnard
    Pages 223-232

  16. The Digital Future of the Printed Publishing Material and the Impact on the Postal Sector

    • Simona Romito, Stefano Gori
    Pages 233-242

  17. Econometric Benchmarking of Delivery and Processing Costs in the UK Postal Sector

    • Helen Ferguson, Katie Curry, Nick Convery
    Pages 243-256

  18. Changes to the Universal Service: Influencing Factors, Impacts and Regulatory Implications

    • Steven Cape, Philip Groves
    Pages 257-269

  19. Mail Composition and Recipients’ Reaction to Direct Mail

    • Thomas Geissmann, Christian Jaag, Martin Maegli, Urs Trinkner
    Pages 271-282

  20. The Total Price of Mail: A Consumer Perspective

    • Benjamin Gough, Kirk Kaneer, Margaret M. Cigno
    Pages 283-299
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This book addresses some of the major issues facing postal and delivery services throughout the world. Postal operators worldwide have been slow to address the threats from and opportunities created by electronic competition.  The European Commission and member states are wrestling with these issues, while at the same time continuing to deal with the interrelated issues of implementing entry into postal markets and maintaining the universal service obligation. The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 in the U.S. exacerbated financial and managerial problems faced by USPS that result in part from electronic substitution for letter delivery. Comprised of original essays by prominent researchers in the field, this book addresses the new reality of the postal industry and proposes ways in which postal operators might reinvent themselves. Issues discussed include cross-border parcel delivery, e-commerce, the transformation of postal networks, and the effects of postal liberalization. This book will be of interest to postal operators, regulatory commissions, consulting firms, competitors and customers, experts in the postal economics, law, and business, and those charged with the responsibility for designing and implementing postal sector policies. Researchers in regulatory economics, transportation technology, and industrial organization will also find useful information in this volume.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick, Newark, USA

    Michael Crew

  • Florence School of Regulation, European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole, Italy

    Pier Luigi Parcu

  • School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, USA

    Timothy Brennan

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