This paper quantifies the shift in the household-level demand for postal delivery services over time and determines the extent to which it can be attributed to the appearance of alternative modes of communication versus the concomitant rise in the relative price of postal delivery services. The two major results to emerge from this analysis are: (1) postal price increases of the magnitude recen...

The European postal markets are undergoing a reform which aims at promoting competition on the one hand and protecting the benefits of public services on the other. The important topics concerning postal regulation and the development of markets are: (1) market regime, (2) definition and financing of universal services, (3) market power control, and (4) emerging electronic substitution of posta...

Currently, there is no scientific justification for the legal nature of postal forwarding services, despite fact that their existence reflected in Article 1 Federal Law June 30, 2003 No. 87-FZ «On Forwarding Activities». There are unanimous opinions on correlation services with forwarding, regulated by rules Ch. 41 Civil Code Russian Federation. This constrains development legislation th...