Universal service obligations in the postal sector: The relationship between quality and coverage

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-20

  Calzada, Joan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coverage; Postal sector; Quality; Uniform price; Universal service

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; ECONOMICS; GAME THEORY; PAPER;

COVERAGE; POSTAL SECTOR; QUALITY; UNIFORM PRICE; UNIVERSAL SERVICE;

COSTS;

FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; MODELING; PRICE DYNAMICS; REGULATORY APPROACH;

MUSSA;

EID: 58149337344     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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