This report summarises work undertaken testing the use of stated preference discrete choice experiments to measure consumer preferences for postal services. It discusses the importance of understanding and quantifying consumer priorities in the postal sector and presents different methods used...

Delivery costs are the largest segment of total costs incurred by the United States Postal Service (USPS). These costs comprise 38 percent of total operating costs. Accurately assessing how unit delivery costs behave is crucial to properly attribute costs to products. This report presents the...

Was ist zu tun, damit der Service public auch in 10 Jahren noch ein Erfolgsmodell sein wird? Der Beitrag versucht diese Frage aus ökonomischer Sicht für die Sektoren Post, Telekommunikation, Medien (Radio/TV), Bahn und Strom zu beantworten.

The paper first analyzes if there is a need to develop universal postal services in developing countries. We conclude that postal services serve vital functions in economies now and for the foreseeable future. We then discuss regulatory remedies that will foster the evolution of universal postal...