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Estimating the impact of a uniform price rule in a liberalized postal environment: the case of the United States Postal Service

In: Heightening Competition in the Postal and Delivery Sector

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  • Michael D. Bradley
  • Jeff L. Colvin
  • Norma B. Nieto
  • Daniel J. Tobias

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This compilation of original essays by an international cast of top scholars addresses some of the major issues now facing postal and delivery services throughout the world. The European Commission and member states wrestle with the problem of how to implement the scheduled liberalization of these sectors and maintain the universal service obligation while the United States Postal Service is coming to terms with the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. In addition, the book addresses the impact of electronic competition as well as other problems facing the field.

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  • Michael D. Bradley & Jeff L. Colvin & Norma B. Nieto & Daniel J. Tobias, 2010. "Estimating the impact of a uniform price rule in a liberalized postal environment: the case of the United States Postal Service," Chapters, in: Michael A. Crew & Paul R. Kleindorfer (ed.), Heightening Competition in the Postal and Delivery Sector, chapter 13, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    2. Bradley, Michael D & Colvin, Jeff & Panzar, John C, 1999. "On Setting Prices and Testing Cross-Subsidy with Accounting Data," Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer, vol. 16(1), pages 83-100, July.
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