The Contribution of the Postal and Delivery Sector : Between E-Commerce and E-Substitution /: Between E-Commerce and E-Substitution. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Pier Luigi Parcu, Timothy Brennan, Victor Glass.
• Editors: Parcu, Pier Luigi, 1954-; Brennan, Timothy J; Glass, Victor
• Other Names: Crew, Michael A honouree.; Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics, 25th
• Contents: Chapter 1: Academic Hubs and the Intellectual Infrastructure of Economic Regulation -- Chapter 2: On Some Historical Contributions of the Postal Delivery Conference -- Chapter 3: Michael Crew's (and Paul Kleindorfer's) Scholarly Contributions to the CRRI Postal Conferences, 1990-2012 -- Chapter 4: DHL Express (Austria): Towards Legal Certainty on Article 9 and Applicable Obligations for Postal Service Providers -- Chapter 5: Quantity Rebate Scheme - Applicability of "per sender" Reasoning for Corporate Groups -- Chapter 6: Regulation. Quo Vadis-- Chapter 7: PAEA's Take on Regulatory Economics -- Chapter 8: Are European Cross-Border Parcel Delivery Services Affordable-- Chapter 9: The 2016 Commission Proposal for a Regulation on Cross-Border Parcels: An Assessment of the Objectives, Background, Issues and Potential Impacts -- Chapter 10: E-Commerce of Goods: Testing the European Single Market -- Chapter 11: How E-Commerce is Shaping a New Consumer-Focused Regulatory Framework for the European Parcel Delivery Market -- Chapter 12: Life After Volume Declines: Is There a Viable Future for the Postal Sector-- Chapter 13: Analysis of the Effect of Management Quality Variables in Delivery Cost Functions -- Chapter 14: Postal Users' Needs Regarding Accessibility to the Postal Network -- Chapter 15: Kill Your Darlings: When Does Sacrificing Next-Day Delivery Help USO Sustainability-- Chapter 16: The Pricing of Cross-Border Parcel Delivery Services -- Chapter 17: Pricing Efficiency Decisions for Letter and Parcel Markets when Industrial Relations Matter -- Chapter 18: The Impact of Competition on Consumer Prices for Cross-Border Parcels -- Chapter 19: Adjusting Rates for Quality of Service -- Chapter 20: Simulating Cost Effective Parcel Delivery Methods for Postal Services -- Chapter 21: Price Elasticities and Factors Driving International Contract Export mail Sent from the UK to Western European Countries -- Chapter 22: An Exploration of the Impact of Parcel Volume Growth on the Service Performance of Letter Mail.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer International Publishing Imprint Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 325 pages 25 illustrations), online resource
• Subjects: 383; Economics; Postal service -- Economic aspects -- Congresses; Delivery of goods -- Economic aspects -- Congresses; Electronic commerce -- Economic aspects -- Congresses; Industrial organization; Welfare economics; Management science; Economic policy; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Communication Studies; Electronic commerce -- Economic aspects; Industrial organization; Postal service -- Economic aspects; Welfare economics; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy; Business & Economics -- Economics -- Theory; Political economy; Economic theory & philosophy; Business & Economics -- Industrial Management; Economics of industrial organisation; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319706726; 3319706721; 3319706713; 9783319706719
• Related ISBNs: 3319706713; 9783319706719
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