Regulatory and Economic Challenges in the Postal and Delivery Sector

Competition, Universal Service and the Graveyard Spiral.- Will Entrants into a Liberalized Delivery Market Attract Investors.- Liberalization and Regulation of the Swiss Letter Market.- The Financial Equilibrium of Universal Service Providers in a Liberalized Postal Market.- Barriers to Entry in Post and Regulatory Responses.- Competition and the Coverage of Price Controls in the Postal Sector.- Worksharing, Pricing and Competition in the Postal Sector.- Access Pricing in the Postal Sector.- Delivery Costs II.- Delivery Costs for Postal Services in the UK.- The Effects of Worksharing and Other Product Innovations on U. S. Postal Volumes and Revenues.- ETOEs-Arbitrageurs or Vehicles of Change in Postal Liberalization?.- Universal Service Providers.- Selective Rate Discounts To Preserve First-Class Mail Volume.- Possible End Games in the European Postal Market.- Postal Liberalization in the EU.- Paper or Electronic?.- The Role of Pilot Projects in Facilitating Changes in Work Organization in the Postal Sector Canadian Case Study.- Power and Discretion in Independent Regulation.- United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General.