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		<title>Sources of the Postal Service&#8217;s Problems and Solutions to Explore</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:16:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Waller, the former John Waller, former director of the  Office of Accountability and Compliance of the Postal Regulatory Commission discussed R. Richard Geddes paper, Reforms for a Failing Postal Service, at a November 4 seminar at the American Enterprise Institute.  His slides identify sources of problemsrelated to costs and revenue.  He presents solutions that could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reforms for a Failing Postal Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a new working paper for the American Enterprise Institute, R. Richard Geddes presents his understanding of the challenges facing the Postal Service and his policy prescription.  In his paper, Mr. Geddes reviews the current financial problems of the Postal Service and lays out a policy prescription significantly different from what is currently under consideration in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Return to Sender; No, Return to Congress: Reforms for the Failing Postal Service Policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 15:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In his discussion of R. Richard Geddes&#8217;s paper, &#8221;Reforms for the Failing Postal Sector,&#8221;  Jim Campbell made a presentation that focused on showing that the current financial problems and the need for long term postal reform are separate issues.   His presentation illustrated that a number of provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act added financial constraints that resulted in large operating losses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Postal Laws of The United States</title>
		<link>http://postaljournal.com/2011/10/postal-laws-of-the-united-states/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Postal Journal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[James I. Campbell, a renowned scholar of postal and regulatory law, has recently compiled a new book called Postal Laws of the United States. The book is a straightforward handbook to the major postal laws. It is organized by sections of laws and outlines the content of each law.  Campbell&#8217;s book includes major sections regarding [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rethinking The Nation&#8217;s Postal System</title>
		<link>http://postaljournal.com/2011/04/rethinking-the-nations-postal-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 11:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following is a paper presented by Gene Del Polito at a recent conference on the future of the Postal Service conducted by the Center for Research on Regulated Industries. The views expressed are solely the author&#8217;s. This paper has been published in the Postal Journal, and we appreciate the Journal&#8217;s courtesy in permitting publication [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rationalizing Postal Costing In The 21st Century</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:08:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[activity based costing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[postage discounts]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jessica Dauer Lowrance and Gregory Dawson Presented at the 30th Annual Eastern Conference of the Center for Research in Regulated Industries “We need to challenge the entire industry to rethink costs, pricing, their relationship and the need to challenge the historic, inflexible connection between them. This paper is a timely call to liberate ourselves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Postal Service’s $75 Billion CSRS Pension Claim Should Not Slow Efforts To Fix Critical Short- And Long-Term Problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Michael Schuyler, Senior Economist, Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation (IRET) In January 2010, the Postal Service Office of Inspector General (Postal OIG) issued a report giving hope that the Service’s financial problems might be less severe than previously believed.  The report asserted that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has forced [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cost-Benefit Analysis Provides First Attempt to Measure Economic Impact of Closing a Rural Post Office</title>
		<link>http://postaljournal.com/2011/02/cost-benefit-analysis-provides-first-attempt-to-measure-economic-impact-of-closing-a-rural-post-office/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:41:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Robinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Retail Services]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://pjtest.postalfoundation.org/?p=2597</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As part of a class in Cost-Benefit Analysis, six students at the LaFollette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison examined the impact of closing one of the seven Post Offices in Marquette County, Wisconsin.  The study was performed at the suggestion of the Center for the Study of the Postal Market as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CRRI’s 19th Postal Conference Focuses on Impact of Change</title>
		<link>http://postaljournal.com/2011/02/crri%e2%80%99s-19th-postal-conference-focuses-on-impact-of-change/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:55:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Robinson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Center for Research in Regulated Industries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Center for Research in Regulated Industries at Rutgers University  has announced the schedule of its 19th annual conference on postal economics. The conference will be held from June 1 – 4, 2011 in  St. Helier, Jersey. The four day program presents the latest in economic, policy and legal research relating to issues affecting the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CRRI’s Eastern Conference Covers Hot Topics in Postal Policy and Current Thinking on Regulating Markets</title>
		<link>http://postaljournal.com/2011/02/crri%e2%80%99s-eastern-conference-covers-hot-topics-in-postal-policy-and-current-thinking-on-regulating-markets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Center for Research in Regulated Industries at Rutgers University has announced the schedule of its 30th annual Eastern Conference and Advaced Workshop on Regulatory Economics.   The program will be held between May 18 and 20th at the Skytop Lodge in Skytop, PA. The three-day program presents thirteen sessions that include 39 presentations on a [...]]]></description>
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