The Contribution of the Postal and Delivery Sector

1. Academic Hubs and the Intellectual Infrastructure of Economic Regulation
William E. Kovacic

2. On Some Historical Contributions of the Postal and Delivery Conference
Pier Luigi Parcu, Vincenzo Visco Comandini

3. Michael Crew’s (and Paul Kleindorfer’s) Scholarly Contributions to the CRRI Postal Conferences, 1990–2012
Timothy J. Brennan

4.
DHL Express (Austria): Towards Legal Certainty on Article 9 and Applicable Obligations for Postal Service Providers
Alessandra Fratini

5. Quantity Rebate Scheme: Applicability of “per sender” Reasoning for Corporate Groups
Til Rozman

6. Regulation. Quo Vadis?
John Hearn

7. PAEA’s Take on Regulatory Economics
Edward S. Pearsall

8. Are European Cross-Border Parcel Delivery Services Affordable?
Claire Borsenberger

9. The 2016 European Commission Proposal for a Regulation on Cross-Border Parcels: An Assessment of the Objectives, Background, Issues and Potential Impacts
Philip Groves

10. E-commerce of Goods: Testing the European Single Market
Paula Gori, Virginia Silvestri

11. How E-commerce Is Shaping a New Consumer-Focused Regulatory Framework for the European Parcel Delivery Market
Virginie Alloo

12. Life After Volume Declines: Is There a Viable Future for the Postal Sector?
Adam C. Houck

13. Analysis of the Effect of Management Quality Variables in Delivery Cost Functions
Catherine Cazals, Thierry Magnac, Soterios Soteri

14. Postal Users’ Needs Regarding Accessibility to the Postal Network
João Confraria, Filipa Silva, Frederico Pereira, Agostinho Franco

15. Kill Your Darlings: When Does Sacrificing Next-Day Delivery Help USO Sustainability?
Henrik Ballebye Okholm, Mindaugas Cerpickis, Anna Möller Boivie, Bruno Basalisco

16. The Pricing of Cross-Border Parcel Delivery Services
Claire Borsenberger, Lisa Chever, Helmuth Cremer, Denis Joram, Jean-Marie Lozachmeur

17. Pricing and Efficiency Decisions for Letter and Parcel Markets When Industrial Relations Matter
Philippe Donder, Frank Rodriguez, Soterios Soteri

18. The Impact of Competition on Consumer Prices for Cross-Border Parcels
Sonja Thiele, Alex Kalevi Dieke

19. Adjusting Rates for Quality of Service: Have Market-Dominant Mail Rates Risen Faster than the CPI-U?
Edward S. Pearsall

20. Simulating Cost Effective Parcel Delivery Methods for Postal Services
Michael D. Bradley, Jeff Colvin, Mary K. Perkins

21. Price Elasticities and Factors Driving International Contract Export Mail Sent from the UK to Western European Countries
Frederique Feve, Thierry Magnac, Soterios Soteri, Leticia Veruete-McKay

22. An Exploration of the Impact of Parcel Volume Growth on the Service Performance of Letter Mail
Margaret Cigno, Soiliou D. Namoro

Avainsanat: Economics, Industrial Organization, Political Economy/Economic Policy, Social Choice/Welfare Economics/Public Choice