Prof Peter Andersson This is Me

 Web References

1. 1. The London Forum - Putting the customer first - Postcomm

   www.psc.gov.uk/news-and-events - [Cached]

   Published on: 5/17/2006   Last Visited: 9/9/2006

   Professor Peter Andersson, Linkoping University, Sweden. Professor Andersson is senior lecturer in economics at the Department of Management and Economics, Linkoping University. He had closely monitored his nation's postal service since liberalisation in 1993. Professor Andersson's presentation (pdf, 48KB).

2. 2. BBC NEWS | Business | Opening mail provides postal challenge

   news3.thdo.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/busi - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/1/2006   Last Visited: 1/1/2006

   Professor Peter Andersson, Linkoping University
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   Professor Peter Andersson, of the Department of Management and Economics at Linkoping University, has closely monitored his nation's postal services since liberalisation in 1993.
   
   "We were the first nation to abandon the postal monopoly, and have now had over 10 years of liberalisation of the market," he told the BBC.
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   Prof Andersson says it has been calculated that meeting the universal service obligations will cost Royal Mail little more than 1% of its annual income.
   
   "The UK has set a good path for other nations, by approaching liberalisation without waiting until 2009, the year the EU has given for national monopolies to come to an end," he says.
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   Prof Andersson says introducing sorting machines after liberalisation in Sweden meant increased efficiency for Sweden Post, but meant losing jobs.
   
   He said liberalisation meant the move to increased sorting machines came "sooner than later", in 1994 and 1995.
   
   Since then, he says, the state service has become more productive and more efficient.
   
   "Productivity has developed at the same rate as other businesses in Sweden," says Prof Andersson.