Progress toward Liberalization of the Postal and Delivery Sector

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
The Welfare Effects of Entry and Strategies for Maintaining the USO in the Postal Sector....Pages 3-22
Universal Service Obligations in the Postal Sector....Pages 23-37
Profitability of the Universal Service Postal Provider Under Entry with Economies of Scale in Collection and Delivery....Pages 39-57
On the Use of Cost Functions in the Assessment of the Impact of Liberalization on Postal Universal Service Burden....Pages 59-74
Questioning the Monopoly-Supported Postal USO in Developing Countries....Pages 75-87
Estimating the Net Cost of the....Pages 89-101
Assessing the Cost of the Portuguese Postal Network....Pages 103-120
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Establishing Non-uniform Access Prices in the UK....Pages 123-140
Worksharing: How Much Productive Efficiency, at What Cost and at What Price?....Pages 141-152
Regulating Access to Stimulate Competition in Postal Markets?....Pages 153-172
Enhancing Competition by Unbundling the Postal Administration....Pages 173-189
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
The Economic Implications of Quality of Service Regulation in a Liberalized Postal Market....Pages 193-208
Estimation of Consumers’ Willingness-to-pay for Quality of Service in Post....Pages 209-223
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Pricing and Welfare Implications of Alternative Approaches to Setting Price Controls in the Postal Sector....Pages 227-247
Pricing the Last Mile in the Postal Sector....Pages 249-264
Front Matter....Pages 265-265
Forecasting Swiss Mail Demand....Pages 267-280
Generational Analysis of Mail Users....Pages 281-300
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
The New EC Framework for State Aid to Public Service and the Postal Sector....Pages 303-320
Postal Services Regulation In Europe....Pages 321-339
Benefit-Cost Regulation of Negotiated Service Agreements....Pages 341-357
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
The “Real” Graveyard Spiral....Pages 359-366
Front Matter....Pages 367-367
Competition Structure and Future Postal Reform in Japan....Pages 369-384
The Privatization of Japan Post....Pages 385-400