We urge respondents to address issues that are generic to network industries (e.g., so that we can assemble program panels that integrate multiple industry perspectives). Such issues include, but are not limited to, the following: - How current structures of particular networks evolved; causes of...

Topics: - Universal Service Obligation - Public - Private Partnerships - Scale and Productivity - Privatization and commercialization - Retail/Processing Network Redesign - Competitive Postal Markets - Delivery Alternatives - Settlements and terminal dues - Demand for postal services -...

Papers are invited from researchers and practitioners, including academic and research economists, and staff and managers in postal administrations and express carriers working on economic issues. A major theme this year is likely to be the decline in mail volume from electronic competition.