 Are European Cross-Border Parcel Delivery Services Affordable?Claire Borsenberger ()
A chapter in The Contribution of the Postal and Delivery Sector, 2018, pp 103-114 from Springer Abstract: Abstract The European Commission (EC) believes tariffs for parcel delivery services paid by low-volume senders (small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and individuals) are “too high” and are impeding e-commerce market development between EU Member States. In May, 2016, the EC released a proposal aimed at solving this problem. They notably proposed that national regulatory authorities assess the affordability of parcel delivery tariffs offered by national postal operators (NPOs) within their jurisdictions (article 5).The objective of this paper is to analyze the extent to which parcel delivery price affordability stimulates online exchanges between EU Member States. The novelty of this analysis is to view parcel delivery within a broader supply chain. After reviewing the economic literature on the meaning of affordability, this concept will be applied to parcel delivery services. Afterwards, the European Commission’s approach to affordability will be examined. Keywords: Parcel Delivery Service; National Postal Operators (NPOs); Small And Medium Enterprises (SMEs); Universal Service Provider; Affordability Assessment (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:topchp:978-3-319-70672-6_8 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-70672-6_8 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Topics in Regulatory Economics and Policy from Springer |
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