The Economics of Postal Service: A Research Study supported by WIK

Author:   Michael A. Crew ,  Paul R. Kleindorfer
Publisher:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1992 ed.
Volume:   11
ISBN:  

9780792392743


Pages:   162
Publication Date:   31 October 1992
Format:   Hardback
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The Economics of Postal Service: A Research Study supported by WIK


Overview

Postal service has received considerably less attention in the economics literature than traditional public utilities. Postal service is facing some very important challenges arising out of the increasingly high-tech nature of postal service, the entry of competition into the business, and new attitudes on the part of government to postal service. In the United Kingdom and Germany the increased interest in privatization and recognition of the benefits of competition are likely to have an impact on postal service. These challenges mean that postal managers must learn new ways of doing business, not just in successfully introducing new hardware and in new internal operating procedures, but also in the development of new pricing and costing methodologies and in the introduction of new management information systems. In order to deal with these new developments managers need a solid foundation in applied microeconomic theory as it relates to postal service. This book encompasses the theoretical foundation for postal policy, particularly with regard to pricing, service quality, and competitive issues.

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Author:   Michael A. Crew ,  Paul R. Kleindorfer
Publisher:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1992 ed.
Volume:   11
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.940kg
ISBN:  

9780792392743


ISBN 10:   0792392744
Pages:   162
Publication Date:   31 October 1992
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction and Institutional Background.- 2 Welfare Economic Foundations.- 3 Deterministic Models for Postal Service Pricing.- 4 Stochastic Models of Postal Service Pricing.- 5 Regulation.- 6 Competition and Technological Change.- 7 Conclusions, Implications for Policy, and Future Research.- References.- Name Index.

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