Regulating Access to Stimulate Competition in Postal Markets?

Paul W. J. Bijl, Eric Damme and Pierre Larouche
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Paul W. J. Bijl: Tilburg University
Eric Damme: Tilburg University
Pierre Larouche: Tilburg University

Chapter Chapter 10 in Progress toward Liberalization of the Postal and Delivery Sector, 2006, pp 153-172 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In European Commission (2005), the Commission’s most recent progress report to the Council on the application of the Postal Directive1, it is stated: “Competition has yet to develop in the addressed mail segment outside niche services, and this suggests that limited initial market opening combined with sometimes limited regulatory capacity or certainty, advantages enjoyed by incumbents, and regulatory asymmetries have all combined to deter entry ... The reasons for the continuously slow progress towards greater competition in fully liberalized postal markets are puzzling and deserve further analysis”.

Keywords: Entry Mode; Postal Market; Secondary Market; Entry Barrier; Brand Loyalty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-29744-6_10

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