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Selected and Collected Papers


Selected Papers

Aug 2007

  "An Analysis of Provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act Relating to the Regulation of Postal Rates and Services" (Aug. 3, 2007). Bookmarked and searchable version of a paper filed by the Postal Service with the Postal Regulatory Commission.

Collected Papers

Selected papers have been collected into sets devoted to specific topics. These papers have been revised to adhere to a uniform style and minor errors have been corrected; otherwise, they are unchanged from the original editions. Some papers are out of date, and there is a certain degree of repetition. In some cases, my views have changed over time. Nonetheless, these collections are intended to provide the interested reader with easier access to and a more complete view of the material covered. Many of these papers were subsequently published as chapters of books.


Collected Papers on U.S. Postal History (June 2006)
  An Introduction to the History of the Postal Monopoly Law in the United States (1994)
  Postal Inspectors and the Private Express Companies (2001)
  An Introduction to the History of Universal Postal Service (2002)

Collected Papers on U.S. Postal Policy (June 2006)
  H.R. 22 in Perspective (1997)
  Statement to the Presidential Commission (2003)
  Beyond the Monopoly: Other Legal Restraints on Entry into U.S. Postal Markets (2005)
  See also The Rise of Global Delivery Services, Chapters 3, 4, 16, 23-26.

Collected Papers on International Postal Reform (June 2006)
  A Review of Efforts to Develop a New Policy Framework for Postal Services in the European Union (1995)
  Overview of the International Postal Reform Movement (1998)
  Modern Postal Reform Laws: A Comparative Survey (2002)
  Postal Reform In Jordan (2005)
  See also The Rise of Global Delivery Services, Chapters 10-12, 17-22; WIK, Main Developments in the Postal Sector (2004-2006) (2006); WIK, Main Developments in the European Postal Sector (2004); WIK, Survey on Some Main Aspects of Postal Networks in EU Adhesion Candidate Countries (2003)

Collected Papers on International Postal Policy (June 2006)
  International Postal Reform: An Application of the Principles of Rowland Hill to the International Postal System (1991)
  The Future of the Universal Postal Union (1993)
  GATS and Physical Delivery Networks (1999)
  Reforming the Universal Postal Union (2001)
  Evolution of Terminal Dues and Remail Provisions in European and International Postal Law (2002)
  See also The Rise of Global Delivery Services, Chapters 15-18, 27-30.

Collected Papers on Specific Postal Policy Issues (June 2006)
  Estimating the Effect of Cross-Border Liberalisation on Universal Postal Service (1993)
  Legal Definition of Universal Service in Postal and Telecommunications Sectors (1996)
  Evolution of the Postal Function in Long Distance Markets (1997)
  Comment on REIMS II Terminal Dues Agreement (1998)
  Financing Postal Acquisitions (1999)
  See also WIK, The Evolution of the Regulatory Model for European Postal Services (2005)

Collected Papers on Shaping Public Policy (June 2006)
  Couriers and the European Postal Monopolies (1994)
  The Roots of Deregulation: Why Aviation and Telecommunications But Not the Post Office? (1997)
  Remail: Catalyst for Liberalizing European Postal Markets (2002)
  See also The Rise of Global Delivery Services, Chapter 1 and the "overview" chapters.