On the Use of Cost Functions in the Assessment of the Impact of Liberalization on Postal Universal Service Burden

Stefano Gori, Emiliano Piccinin, Simona Romito and Gennaro Scarfiglieri
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Emiliano Piccinin: Poste Italiane
Simona Romito: Poste Italiane
Gennaro Scarfiglieri: Poste Italiane

Chapter Chapter 4 in Progress toward Liberalization of the Postal and Delivery Sector, 2006, pp 59-74 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The drive toward a single market for network industries (e.g. telecom, gas, electricity and postal services) in Europe has brought about in the past decades a series of directives aimed at creating more integrated and liberalized markets. Such a liberalization path has led to sector-specific legislation taking into account the peculiarities of the different markets (i.e., the revenue, cost, technology and nature of the services being provided).

Keywords: Cost Function; Postal Service; United Nations Economic Commission; Translog Cost Function; Cost Elasticity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-29744-6_4

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