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A gravity model of international postal exchanges

In: Reforming the Postal Sector in the Face of Electronic Competition

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  • José Ansón
  • Matthias Helble

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In our increasingly technology-focused world, demand for traditional postal services is steadily shrinking. This timely volume examines the many challenges that the worldwide postal sector is facing as a result of growing electronic competition, and offers expert recommendations for reshaping postal structures to strengthen their competitiveness in an electronic age.

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  • José Ansón & Matthias Helble, 2013. "A gravity model of international postal exchanges," Chapters, in: Michael A. Crew & Paul R. Kleindorfer (ed.), Reforming the Postal Sector in the Face of Electronic Competition, chapter 3, pages 36-47, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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