Estimating the Financial Impact of Discontinuing Saturday Delivery of Letters and Flats in the U.S

Jp Klingenberg, Matthew H. Robinson, Andreas Haller and Urs Trinkner
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Christian Jaag

No 47, Working Papers from Swiss Economics

Abstract: In 2013, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) announced plans to discontinue the delivery of letters and flats on Saturdays, while continuing parcels delivery. The paper analyses the financial effects of the plan based on a bottom-up delivery model.

Keywords: USO; USPS; Saturday delivery (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L51 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-08
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