全球智库信息集成服务系统(G2TT): Do Opening Hours and Unobserved Heterogeneity Affect Economies of Scale and Scope in Postal Outlets?

G2TT

来源类型	Working papers
规范类型	论文
	Do Opening Hours and Unobserved Heterogeneity Affect Economies of Scale and Scope in Postal Outlets?
	Filippini, Massimo; Koller, Martin; Trinkner, Urs
发表日期	2010-04
出版者	University of Lugano, Faculty of Economics
出版年	2010
语种	英语
摘要	The purpose of this study is to analyze the cost structure of Swiss Post’s postal outlets. In particular, the idea is to assess economies of scale and scope in post offices and franchised postal agencies. Information on their optimal size and production structure is of importance from the policy-makers’ point of view because this hypothetical situation may be a basis for calculation of reimbursements when providing the universal service. Two important novelties are introduced in this study. First, the latent class model accounts for postal outlets with different underlying production technologies, caused by unobserved factors. Second, the cost model includes standby time as an indicator of public service because regulated accessibility and negotiated opening hours that enhance public service frequently lead to opening hours that exceed the time necessary to operate the demand. Overall, this analysis confirms the existence of increasing unexploited economies of scale and scope with falling outputs in the Swiss Post office network. Furthermore, the results for the latent class model point to the existence of unobserved heterogeneity in the industry.
主题	Economies of scale ; Economies of scope ; Postal outlet network ; Unobserved heterogeneity ; Latent class model ; Opening hours ; Standby time
URL	https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/handle/20.500.11850/28155
来源智库	Centre for Energy Policy and Economics (Switzerland)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/266675
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Filippini, Massimo,Koller, Martin,Trinkner, Urs. Do Opening Hours and Unobserved Heterogeneity Affect Economies of Scale and Scope in Postal Outlets?. 2010.