Reforming the Postal Universal Service

Axel Gautier () and Jean-Christophe Poudou

Review of Network Economics, 2014, vol. 13, issue 4, 453-477

Abstract: The postal sector has undergone dramatic changes over the recent years under the double effect of ongoing liberalization and increased competition with alternative communication channels (e-substitution). As a result, the mail volume handled by the historical operator has declined sharply while the latter’s ability to match the same standard of universal service may be under threat. Thus, a reform of the postal universal service is on the agenda. This paper examines possible reforming options ranging from keeping universal service within the postal sector to redefining universal service as spanning postal and electronic technologies.

Keywords: digitalization; postal market; universal service (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L51 L86 L87 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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