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Competition and Regulation in the Italian Postal Market

In: Reinventing the Postal Sector in an Electronic Age

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  • Vincenzo Visco Comandini
  • Francesca Mazzarella

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This compilation of original essays by an international cast of economists, regulators and industry practitioners analyzes some of the major issues now facing postal and delivery services throughout the world as competition from information and communication technologies has increased.

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  • Vincenzo Visco Comandini & Francesca Mazzarella, 2011. "Competition and Regulation in the Italian Postal Market," Chapters, in: Michael A. Crew & Paul R. Kleindorfer (ed.), Reinventing the Postal Sector in an Electronic Age, chapter 20, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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    1. Mark Armstrong, 2001. "Access Pricing, Bypass, and Universal Service," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 91(2), pages 297-301, May.
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