Kleindorfer, edward elgar, dec 2008 competition and regulation in the postal and delivery sector, edited by m. Economies of scale, density and scope in swiss posts. Part of the topics in regulatory economics and policy book series trep abstract we analyze the competitive and welfare properties of the swiss net cost balancing mechanism ncb applied since 20 in the postal sector, and compare it to the traditional fully distributed cost approach based on activities. As a principle, manual manipulation of tso specific data by the consultants was.
Urs trinkner postal markets and electronic substitution. Regulatory and economic challenges in the postal and delivery sector. Market opening, downstream access, and competition in the market for mail, working papers 0011, swiss economics. Urs trinkner is the director and cofounder of swiss economics. All figure content in this area was uploaded by urs trinkner. An economic framework to understand and assess regulations in. Pdf economies of scale, density and scope in swiss posts. Market positioning has long been an intensely discussed topic in the economics and marketing literature. Working papers articles chapters editorship working papers. Pdf economies of scale, density and scope in swiss post.
Liberalization and regulation of the swiss letter market. We excel in combining sound economic competence with proven industry experience. Kleindorfer, kluwer academic publishers, 1992 these books are published by springer and edward elgar. The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not necessarily re. Cost allocation rules, regulation and welfare in the postal sector. Crew ma, kleindorfer pr eds regulatory and economic challenges in the postal and delivery sector. Developing universal services in low volume countries an economic perspective, 2009. Christian jaag, urs trinkner and jeffrey yusof, 2014. From monopoly to regulated competition and beyond, utilities policy, elsevier, vol. The following edited books resulted from previous crri postal events.
Defining and financing an intermodal uso, working papers 0035, swiss economics. Helpful comments and suggestions by alex gulde, urs trinkner, and two anonymous referees are gratefully acknowledged. We analyze the cost structure of a sample of mail delivery units from swiss post. Developing universal postal services in latin america. Bestimmung des regulierungsbedarfs aus okonomischer sicht. Urs trinkner, economist, swiss post and university of zurich. Urs trinkner ideasrepec research papers in economics. These books are published by springer and edward elgar. Universal service auctions in liberalized postal markets. Prc travel records compiled postal regulatory commission. Pricing in competitive twosided mail markets christian jaag and urs trinkner.
The interaction between universal service costing and. We support you in coping with current challenges and in actively shaping the future of your market. Abstract page 2 asymmetric value added tax vat exemptions for universal service providers usp have a series of distorting effects on competition. Liberalization of the swiss letter market and the viability. Urs trinkner is the director of swiss economics and lecturer at the. Pdf liberalization and regulation of the swiss letter market. Liberalization and regulation of the swiss letter market, 2005.
Defining and financing an intermodal uso gennaro scarfiglieri, marcello cuomo. Forthcoming, swiss journal of economics and statistics abstract we discuss the ongoing liberalization process in the market for addressed letter mail in switzerland. A general framework for regulation and liberalization in network. Swiss economics 2020 identifies groups of comparator airports, which can serve to determine the appropriate level of the beta for each of the airports under arts mandate. The interaction of universal service costing and financing.
I am grateful to jithendar anumula, angela peter, and julia burri for research assistance, and to urs trinkner for it. Urs trinkner, swiss economics market liberalization. The interaction of universal service costing and financing in. Urs trinkner tendering universal service obligations in liberalized network industries.
The future of the uso economic rationale for universal services and implications for a futureoriented uso, working papers 0026, swiss economics. Excellence in economics swiss economics provides orientation in the changing competitive, technological and regulatory environment of your industry. By introducing the receiver pays principle it identifies an approach which could lead to a number of innovations in service arrangements and in financing the universal service obligation uso. Swiss economics lionel janin, chief of unit authorizations and universal service postal activities department, arcep gavin knott, senior consultant, oxera william kovacic, e.
Crosssubsidization and net cost balancing, working papers 0064, swiss economics. This paper explores whether it would be commercially interesting for historical postal operators to price the postal last mile. Until the early 80s, the literature mainly tackled the issue of optimal new brand positioning. Farsi, mehdi, massimo filippini, and urs trinkner 2006. Benchmarking european gas transmission system operators ceer. Swiss economics 97 publications 247 citations see profile urs trinkner university of zurich 66 publications 200 citations see profile available from.
The center for cryptoeconomics cryptecon provides economic research and consulting services related to blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. Betas for french airports based on empirical and regulatory. Swiss economics is an independent economic think tank. Swiss economics provides orientation in the changing competitive, technological and regulatory environment of your industry. Regulation and the unfair burden of the uso net cost. Letter mail services have come under pressure from the emergence of electronic communication channels. Based on the findings on the competitive and welfare effects of. Pricing the last mile in the postal sector springerlink. Book chapter on improving the instiutional setting of the rail market in switzerland. Urs trinkner, swiss economics and university of zurich introduction before the liberalization of public utilities, monopolies were in charge of providing basic services to all citizens. Other researchfrom the centers programs has been published in the book series topics in regulatory economics and policy.
Swiss economics conducted a study on dublin airports efficient cost of capital for the com mission for aviation. Contribution to book economies of scale, density and scope in swiss posts mail delivery. Urs trinkner is the director of swiss economics and lecturer at the university of zurich. Dublin airport cost of capital for 2019 determination. An application of the defender model to postal markets friday, june 3, 2011. Gallen urs trinkner swiss economics and university of zurich. Christian jaag, swiss economics and university of st. In this paper, we present a general economic framework to assess regulatory. Urs trinkner, and two anonymous referees are gratefully acknowledged.
The future of the uso economic rationale for universal. Regulation and the burden of the net cost resulting from the. For information on ordering the books is available at either. Trinkner 2011 competition and welfare effects of vat exemptions, the b. Part of the topics in regulatory economics and policy book series trep abstract. A brief introduction to randomized evaluations and. Our mission is to build a better understanding of the economics of these technologies and their applications. Most of these are also available on the rscas website. Existing brands thus had an idea of how a new brand might attack. In this report, we present our estimates of comparator airport betas and describe our methodology for estimating them. Post office network realignments and their impact on innovation. The european postal markets are undergoing a reform which aims at promoting competition on the one hand and protecting the benefits of public services on the other. Mail composition and recipients reaction to direct mail. Martin koller urs trinkner calculating the cost of the universal service obligation the need for a global approach.
We present the results of our analysis on the appropriate level asset betas for. Urs trinkner, swiss economics and university of zurich. Pdf forecasting esubstitution and mail demand researchgate. Full references including those not matched with items on ideas. Urs trinkner alison lawrence chong woo kim dimitris potoglou rob sheldon swiss economics working paper 0034. Nov 29, 2015 dietl h, trinkner u, bleisch r 2005 liberalization and regulation of the swiss letter market. Assessment of eu postal sector policy during the second barroso administration 20102014, working papers 0050, swiss economics. Trinkner swiss economics, stampfenbachstrasse 142, 8006 zurich, switzerland. Dr urs trinkner, tobias binz, dr matteo mattmann contact. Regulatory and economic challenges in the postal and delivery sector pp. Postal regulatory commission to conduct this research on the plan of the united states postal service to discontinue the delivery of letters and flats on saturdays while maintaining parcels delivery. Airport betas, empirical beta estimation, capm, cost of equity, cost of capital, regulatory rate of return abstract. His practice focuses on economic and strategic topics in regulated industries. Introduction this paper discusses pricing and mass customization in the last mile of the postal value chain.
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