Measuring Product Costs for Ratemaking: The United States Postal Service

Bradley, Michael; Colvin, Jeffrey; Smith, Marc A.; KendallJr., Robert L.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-3120-3_8

Cited by 9 publications

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“…(Panzar, 1994, p. 91)This difference in the type of network associated with postal services means that it is a controversial point whether any natural monopoly characteristics exist in it. The empirical economic literature on postal services tends to regard the stages before final delivery—in particular sorting and transportation—as functions where economies of scale are not significant (see for instance, Bradley & Colvin, 1995; Crew & Kleindorf, 1991, 1992; Owen & Willig, 1983; Panzar, 1991a,b, 1994; Rogerson & Takin, 1993; Sidak & Spulber, 1996). 3 The only part of postal services where economies of scale are said to be significant are collection and local delivery (Sidak & Spulber, 1996, pp.…”

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The long-term performance of a utility: The case of the Australian Post Office

Abbott

2018

Competition and Regulation in Network Industries

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Recent Internet-induced declines in mail volumes have put at risk the profitability of Australia’s most enduring government business enterprise, Australia Post. The post office after its reform in the 1970s and 1980s was a strongly performing enterprise. This article observes the long-term performance of the industry since 1901. In particular, the growth in demand, productivity growth, as well as prices, and profits are presented over the longer term.

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Section: Post and Government Business Enterprises In Australiamentioning

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The long-term performance of a utility: The case of the Australian Post Office

Abbott

2018

Competition and Regulation in Network Industries

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“…The mail volumes. Bradley et al [1993] and Panzer 2 provide a detailed description of this product costing procedure.…”

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Current Directions in Postal Reform

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The authors acknowledge the contribution of many individuals to both the design and construction of the model. Paul Kleindorfer and Michael Crew were instrumental to the design of the underlying econometric models. Without the inputs from the U.S. Postal Service, provided by Ross Bailey, John Reynolds and their staff, there would be no data on which to run the model. The members of the LINX DQS team turned the Postal data 1

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