Postal Strategies in a Digital and Green Transition: Universal Service, Challenges, and Innovations

Timothy J. Brennan is Professor Emeritus in the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (US). He has published over 135 articles and book chapters, principally on antitrust and regulatory economics, including the electricity, telecommunications, postal, oil pipeline, and other infrastructure sectors. His current research focuses on competition policy, particularly vertical integration and structuring abuse of dominance cases, and on regulatory pricing and methods. He also has a strong interest in the nexus between economics and philosophy, which he has applied to questions such as the ethical underpinnings of climate policy.

Victor Glass is Professor of Professional Practice in the Finance and Economics Department at Rutgers Business School (US). He is also Director of the Center for Research in Regulated Industries (CRRI). For almost thirty years, he was responsible for forecasting demand and setting access rates for more than 1,100 telephone companies and was heavily involved in regulatory reform. He has published studies on market and regulatory issues that have appeared in academic journals and trade magazines.

Anna Renata Pisarkiewicz is a Research Fellow at the Centre for a Digital Society at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (European University Institute). She has over 10 years of experience in research and 4 years of experience in policy analysis in the area of competition law and sector-specific regulation. Her research interests encompass the areas of comparative competition law and policy across all sectors as well as economic regulation of network industries, in particular electronic communications.

Leonardo Mazzoni is a Research Associate at the Centre for a Digital Society at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (European University Institute). His research interests deal with Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Digital Transformation. He is co-author of national and international publications of recognized interest (among others Small Business Economics, Regional Studies, Industry and Innovation, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management, EPJ Data Science and International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal).