RE: USPS hires FED EX

2001-01-12 Thread jsamples
Maybe it is just a step towards a more efficient delivery system. The agreement allows FedEx to do what it excels at (getting packages from one hub to another swiftly), and allows USPS to do what it does best (daily postal delivery - the last mile to your door). Absent competition, how do we

Property values

2001-01-12 Thread Eric Crampton
Anybody know where I might find a time series index of the aggregate value of property in the United States? Thanks for any info, Eric Crampton GMU

Re: Property values

2001-01-12 Thread Fred Foldvary
Anybody know where I might find a time series index of the aggregate value of property in the United States? Eric Crampton Try the Balance Sheets for the US Economy, Federal Reserve Board. Fred Foldvary

Postal experimentation

2001-01-12 Thread Amanda Phillips
In light of the recent discussion on the USPS, thought this might be of interest. http://www.improbable.com/airchives/paperair/volume6/v6i4/postal-6-4.html Various strange objects are mailed via USPS, and their delivery status recorded. Items included a boxed dead fish with seaweed, unwrapped