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Reforming retail electricity rates to facilitate economy-wide decarbonization

Deep decarbonization of the economy depends heavily on the decarbonization of the electricity sector and the electrification of several key end-use sectors. Decarbonization of...

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Tim Schittekatte DM PLJ RS
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New Book: The Changing Postal Environment

Market and Policy Innovation

May 13, 2020
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postal delivery economics

Book cover - changing postal environmentThe new book,  The Changing Postal Environment, edited by Timothy J., Brennan, Victor Glass and FSR Communications and Media Director, Pier Luigi Parcu, examines the current challenges facing postal and delivery services around the world.

This volume presents original essays by prominent researchers in the field, selected and edited from papers presented at the 27th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics held in Dublin, Ireland, 22-25 May, 2019.

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