The Contribution of the Postal and Delivery Sector Between E-Commerce and E-Substitution /

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 Stat...

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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
Schriftenreihe:Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy
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ISBN:9783319706726
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • 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.