The Contribution of the Postal and Delivery Sector : Between E-Commerce and E-Substitution / edited by Pier Luigi Parcu, Timothy Brennan, Victor Glass.
Parcu, Pier Luigi, 1954- editor.; Brennan, Timothy J., editor.; Glass, Victor, editor.; Crew, Michael A., honouree.; Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics (25th : 2017 : Barcelona, Spain)
2018
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Title
The Contribution of the Postal and Delivery Sector : Between E-Commerce and E-Substitution / edited by Pier Luigi Parcu, Timothy Brennan, Victor Glass.
ISBN
9783319706726 (electronic book)
3319706721 (electronic book)
3319706713
9783319706719
3319706713
9783319706719
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70672-6
Published
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (x, 325 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-70672-6 doi
9783319706719
Call Number
HE6011
Dewey Decimal Classification
383
Summary
This book addresses major issues facing postal and delivery services throughout the world. Worldwide, there is currently a considerable amount of interest in postal and delivery economics. The industry is in a state of near crisis and drastic change is needed. The European Commission and member States are still wrestling with the problem of how to implement entry liberalization into postal markets, how to address digital competition, and how to maintain the universal service obligation (USO). The Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act of 2006 in the U.S. has perhaps created and exacerbated the problems faced by USPS. Post Offices (POs) have been slow to address the threat of electronic competition. On the other hand, e-commerce presents opportunities for POs to expand their presence in parcel delivery and perhaps help finance or redefine the USO. A major aim of this book is to address strategies POs can use to reinvent themselves for the digital age. This book compiles original essays by prominent researchers in the field, which will be selected and edited from papers presented at the 25th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics held in Barcelona, Spain, May 24-27, 2017. That conference, and this volume, commemorates the memory of Michael Crew who organized twenty-four prior conferences and co-edited previous conference volumes. This book is a useful tool not only for graduate students and professors, but also for postal administrations, consulting firms, and Federal Government departments.
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Parcu, Pier Luigi, 1954- editor.
Brennan, Timothy J., editor.
Glass, Victor, editor.
Crew, Michael A., honouree.
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Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics (25th : 2017 : Barcelona, Spain)
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Topics in regulatory economics and policy.
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Chapter 1: Academic Hubs and the Intellectual Infrastructure of Economic Regulation
Chapter 2: On Some Historical Contributions of the Postal Delivery Conference
Chapter 3: Michael Crew's (and Paul Kleindorfer's) Scholarly Contributions to the CRRI Postal Conferences, 1990-2012
Chapter 4: DHL Express (Austria): Towards Legal Certainty on Article 9 and Applicable Obligations for Postal Service Providers
Chapter 5: Quantity Rebate Scheme - Applicability of "per sender" Reasoning for Corporate Groups
Chapter 6: Regulation. Quo Vadis
Chapter 7: PAEA's Take on Regulatory Economics
Chapter 8: Are European Cross-Border Parcel Delivery Services Affordable
Chapter 9: The 2016 Commission Proposal for a Regulation on Cross-Border Parcels: An Assessment of the Objectives, Background, Issues and Potential Impacts
Chapter 10: E-Commerce of Goods: Testing the European Single Market
Chapter 11: How E-Commerce is Shaping a New Consumer-Focused Regulatory Framework for the European Parcel Delivery Market
Chapter 12: Life After Volume Declines: Is There a Viable Future for the Postal Sector
Chapter 13: Analysis of the Effect of Management Quality Variables in Delivery Cost Functions
Chapter 14: Postal Users' Needs Regarding Accessibility to the Postal Network
Chapter 15: Kill Your Darlings: When Does Sacrificing Next-Day Delivery Help USO Sustainability
Chapter 16: The Pricing of Cross-Border Parcel Delivery Services
Chapter 17: Pricing Efficiency Decisions for Letter and Parcel Markets when Industrial Relations Matter
Chapter 18: The Impact of Competition on Consumer Prices for Cross-Border Parcels
Chapter 19: Adjusting Rates for Quality of Service
Chapter 20: Simulating Cost Effective Parcel Delivery Methods for Postal Services
Chapter 21: Price Elasticities and Factors Driving International Contract Export mail Sent from the UK to Western European Countries
Chapter 22: An Exploration of the Impact of Parcel Volume Growth on the Service Performance of Letter Mail.

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