Global postal and delivery markets are undergoing rapid transformations driven by the surge in e-commerce and the electronic substitution of traditional mail. It is crucial for operators, regulators, and policymakers to stay in sync with these changes as new dynamics unfold and new opportunities emerge.
At Copenhagen Economics, our economists help public and private clients in postal, delivery, and e-commerce markets assess various facets of regulation and policy reform, competition compliance, and business strategy. This includes economic expertise in regulatory design and impact assessment, universal service obligations, access and tariff regulation, and costing. In the context of escalating scrutiny on competition and state aid issues, we offer economic insights and advice to ensure that our clients navigate these challenges without falling into legal pitfalls. Additionally, we advise on strategic aspects of e-commerce and delivery services, including business strategy, regulatory advocacy, pricing strategies, and environmental sustainability.
Through 20 years as thought leaders in the global postal community, we have gained substantial credibility as experts within this field. We have conducted extensive sector studies for international organisations such as UPU, OECD, the Postal Regulatory Commission in the US, the European Commission, and the European Parliament. We also arrange our own yearly postal conference where close to 100 participants from operators and regulators from all across the world participate to discuss trending topics in postal regulation.
Held annually in Copenhagen, this conference focuses on:
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We help private and public clients assess the impact of regulatory change in postal, delivery, and e-commerce markets on competition and policy objectives, providing information that may be used to argue for the introduction or removal of certain regulation.
This includes the transformation of the Universal Service Obligation (USO), tariff regulation, network access conditions, and terminal dues system.
We help private and public clients estimate the net cost of the USO in line with the principles set out in the EU’s Postal Services Directive and State Aid rules. By using economic analysis and tools, we identify whether the aid provided should be considered illegal or not.
We assist postal operators with screening and measuring the economic consequences for consumers and competition of commercial activity from dominant firms or commercial agreements, for example, pricing and rebates. This may be carried out either when a case has been opened or as a precautionary compliance initiative.
We provide strategic advice to postal operators and e-commerce platforms, leveraging our deep sector expertise, quantitative skills, and understanding of regulatory constraints.
We help operators estimate the carbon footprint of their value chain, benchmark their performance to other companies and sectors, and design initiatives to reduce their carbon footprint.
