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Publication Date:
June 2008
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1446-9022
DOI:
10.2202/1446-9022.1148

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Price Controls in the Postal Sector: A Welfare Analysis of Alternative Control Structures

Phillippe De Donder / Helmuth Cremer / Paul Dudley / Frank Rodriguez

1Toulouse School of Economics (IDEI and GREMAQ), dedonder@cict.fr

1Toulouse School of Economics (IDEI and GREMAQ)

1Royal Mail Group

1Royal Mail Group

Citation Information: Review of Network Economics. Volume 7, Issue 2, Pages –, ISSN (Online) 1446-9022, DOI: 10.2202/1446-9022.1148, June 2008

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2008-06-01

Postal regulators set price controls in order to simultaneously ensure the provision of the universal service, promote competition and equity. We study the associated price control procedures in a model where the universal service provider offers both a single piece product and a business mail product and where entrants offer a bulk mail product. Our results from the numerical calibration of our model indicate that in the case where entry is confined only to access, a range of procedures appear capable of meeting these objectives. However, if bypass is available these trade offs become more costly.

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