Postal-Sector Policy: From Monopoly to Regulated Competition and Beyond
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- Jaag, Christian, 2014. "Postal-sector policy: From monopoly to regulated competition and beyond," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 31(C), pages 266-277.
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Keywords
Postal Sector; Regulation; Liberalization;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L52 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods
- L87 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Postal and Delivery Services
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-COM-2014-05-04 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-IND-2014-05-04 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-REG-2014-05-04 (Regulation)
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