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Postal Reform

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Rick Geddes () (Cornell University)
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This essay examines the published views of vital economists regarding postal reform. I define a vital economist as one who has produced scholarly research on this issue, and who has expressed an opinion about the direction reform should take. The ten vital economists surveyed here express surprisingly similar opinions on the proper direction for postal reform. The vast majority advocate some combination of privatization and elimination or relaxation of the delivery monopoly. Those opinions are in stark contrast to the published views of economists who have not carefully examined this issue.

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Article provided by Atlas Economic Research Foundation in its journal Econ Journal Watch.

Volume (Year): 1 (2004)
Issue (Month): 1 (April)
Pages: 61-81
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Keywords: postal reform; monopoly; privatization; universal service; liberalization;

Find related papers by JEL classification:
L87 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Postal and Delivery Services
L88 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Government Policy
H42 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Publicly Provided Private Goods

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