We build a model where a postal incumbent offering single piece, transactional and advertising mail competes with postal entrants and with a firm offering an alternative medium. We solve for the optimal prices under various competition assumptions. We calibrate the model and provide numerical simulations in order to shed light on the impact of these assumptions on volumes and welfare levels
Postal letters are a means of communication between two parties with at least one of them having a p...
The liberalisation of the postal sector makes necessary to analyse the effect of entry in the mainte...
peer reviewedIn this paper, we develop a fully-fledged postal market model to assess the extent of c...
We build a model where a postal incumbent offering single piece, transactional and advertising mail ...
We compare the magnitude of, and welfare generated by, uniform welfare-maximising,Ramsey and monopol...
This dissertation contributes to the literature and current discussions on the European postal marke...
In a fully liberalized postal market, two business models will be possible for a new postal operator...
Postal regulators set price controls in order to simultaneously ensure the provision of the universa...
Postal markets have been open to competition for a long time. But, with a few exceptions, the compet...
International audiencePostal markets have been open to competition for a long time. But, with a few ...
Postal markets have been open to competition for a long time. But, with a few exceptions, the compet...
New entrants in postal markets usually set up delivery networks by concentrating on urban areas and ...
Postal markets have been open to competition for a long time. But, with a few exceptions, the compet...
This paper studies a theoretical model aimed at assessing the optimal access charges and retail pric...
The paper analyzes consumer preferences towards a potential two-part tariff in the postal sector. Ba...
Postal letters are a means of communication between two parties with at least one of them having a p...
The liberalisation of the postal sector makes necessary to analyse the effect of entry in the mainte...
peer reviewedIn this paper, we develop a fully-fledged postal market model to assess the extent of c...
We build a model where a postal incumbent offering single piece, transactional and advertising mail ...
We compare the magnitude of, and welfare generated by, uniform welfare-maximising,Ramsey and monopol...
This dissertation contributes to the literature and current discussions on the European postal marke...
In a fully liberalized postal market, two business models will be possible for a new postal operator...
Postal regulators set price controls in order to simultaneously ensure the provision of the universa...
Postal markets have been open to competition for a long time. But, with a few exceptions, the compet...
International audiencePostal markets have been open to competition for a long time. But, with a few ...
Postal markets have been open to competition for a long time. But, with a few exceptions, the compet...
New entrants in postal markets usually set up delivery networks by concentrating on urban areas and ...
Postal markets have been open to competition for a long time. But, with a few exceptions, the compet...
This paper studies a theoretical model aimed at assessing the optimal access charges and retail pric...
The paper analyzes consumer preferences towards a potential two-part tariff in the postal sector. Ba...
Postal letters are a means of communication between two parties with at least one of them having a p...
The liberalisation of the postal sector makes necessary to analyse the effect of entry in the mainte...
peer reviewedIn this paper, we develop a fully-fledged postal market model to assess the extent of c...