In this paper we analyze the incentive of the German postal service (Deutsche Post AG, DPAG) to increase quality in the light of the upcoming liberalization of the postal services market. Currently, there would be no incentive for DPAG to increase its quality if the market were not to be liberalized in six months. Therefore, we suggest that the current changes in market regulation have motivated this quality improvement. In particular we show that this rise in quality is only profitable to DPAG because it renders entry less profitable or even impossible. However, consumers benefit from higher quality, whether entry is deterred or accommodated
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[Abstract] This article examines the costs of switching that may exist in the European postal sector...
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This dissertation contributes to the literature and current discussions on the European postal marke...
There has been considerable interest in service quality in regulated industries, following the rise ...
We discuss the ongoing liberalization process in the market for addressed letter mail in Switzerland...
International trade plays an increasingly important role in global economics. One growing part of th...
In this paper we discuss an incumbent postal operator’s incentives to invest in an innovation in the...
In this paper we analyze the incentive of the German postal service (Deutsche Post AG, DPAG) to incr...
In the advent of postal market liberalization in several European countries we expect that the incum...
The liberalisation of the postal sector makes necessary to analyse the effect of entry in the mainte...
New entrants in postal markets usually set up delivery networks by concentrating on urban areas and ...
European postal markets are to be completely liberalized by the end of 2012 at the latest. At the sa...
For different reasons, most actors in liberalized postal markets call for sector specific regulatory...
This article examines the costs of switching that may exist in the European postal sector, where it ...
[Abstract] This article examines the costs of switching that may exist in the European postal sector...
In a fully liberalized postal market, two business models will be possible for a new postal operator...
The letter mail volume has been declining globally for some years, in part due to the increased use ...
This dissertation contributes to the literature and current discussions on the European postal marke...
There has been considerable interest in service quality in regulated industries, following the rise ...
We discuss the ongoing liberalization process in the market for addressed letter mail in Switzerland...
International trade plays an increasingly important role in global economics. One growing part of th...
In this paper we discuss an incumbent postal operator’s incentives to invest in an innovation in the...