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Phone:+41 32 718 1450
Postal address:Institute of Economic Research University of Neuchâtel Pierre-à-Mazel 7 2000 Neuchâtel Switzerland
Workplace:Institut de recherches économiques (IRENE) (Institute for Research in Economics), Faculté des sciences économiques (FSE) (Faculty of Economics), Université de Neuchâtel (University of Neuchatel), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

  1. Swiss Household Energy Demand Survey: Past experiences and new perspectives
    IRENE Working Papers, IRENE Institute of Economic Research Downloads

2022

  1. Analysis of investment decisions based on homeowners' stated preferences: Policy measures, smart technologies and financing options
    IRENE Working Papers, IRENE Institute of Economic Research Downloads
  2. Impact of complexity and experience on energy investment decisions for residential buildings
    IRENE Working Papers, IRENE Institute of Economic Research Downloads View citations (1)
  3. The role of tenants in the transition towards more sustainable energy consumption
    IRENE Working Papers, IRENE Institute of Economic Research Downloads
  4. Who is afraid of electric vehicles? An analysis of stated EV preferences in Switzerland
    IRENE Working Papers, IRENE Institute of Economic Research Downloads

2020

  1. Beyond political divides: Analyzing public opinion on carbon taxation in Switzerland
    IRENE Working Papers, IRENE Institute of Economic Research Downloads
    See also Chapter Beyond political divides: analyzing public opinion on carbon taxation in Switzerland, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2021) Downloads View citations (1) (2021)
  2. Energy efficiency and heating technology investments: Manipulating financial information in a discrete choice experiment
    IRENE Working Papers, IRENE Institute of Economic Research Downloads
    See also Journal Article Energy efficiency and heating technology investments: Manipulating financial information in a discrete choice experiment, Resource and Energy Economics, Elsevier (2021) Downloads View citations (10) (2021)
  3. Too little too late: An empirical study of renovation of building elements
    IRENE Working Papers, IRENE Institute of Economic Research Downloads View citations (1)
  4. Travel mode choices in a greening market: the impact of electric vehicles and prior investments
    IRENE Working Papers, IRENE Institute of Economic Research Downloads

2017

  1. Interactions in Swiss Households' Energy Demand: A Holistic Approach
    IRENE Working Papers, IRENE Institute of Economic Research Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Interactions in Swiss households’ energy demand: A holistic approach, Energy Policy, Elsevier (2019) Downloads View citations (6) (2019)
  2. Swiss Household Energy Demand Survey (SHEDS): Objectives, design, and implementation
    IRENE Working Papers, IRENE Institute of Economic Research Downloads View citations (26)

2016

  1. Turn it up and open the window: On the rebound effects in residential heating
    IRENE Working Papers, IRENE Institute of Economic Research Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Turn It Up and Open the Window: On the Rebound Effects in Residential Heating, Ecological Economics, Elsevier (2018) Downloads View citations (12) (2018)

2014

  1. Travel distance, fuel efficiency, and vehicle weight: An estimation of the rebound effect using individual data in Switzerland
    IRENE Working Papers, IRENE Institute of Economic Research Downloads View citations (8)

2013

  1. Unobserved heterogeneous effects in the cost efficiency analysis of electricity distribution systems
    LIDAM Discussion Papers CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) Downloads View citations (9)
    Also in CER-ETH Economics working paper series, CER-ETH - Center of Economic Research (CER-ETH) at ETH Zurich (2013) Downloads View citations (13)
    Working Papers, Swiss Economics (2013) Downloads View citations (9)

2012

  1. Retail demand for voluntary carbon offsets - A choice experiment among Swiss consumers
    IED Working paper, IED Institute for Environmental Decisions, ETH Zurich Downloads View citations (9)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2012) Downloads View citations (8)

2011

  1. Accounting for heterogeneity in the measurement of hospital performance
    ECON - Working Papers, Department of Economics - University of Zurich Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in Economics Discussion / Working Papers, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics (2010) Downloads View citations (6)
  2. The dynamics of labor productivity in Swiss universities
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich Downloads View citations (3)

2010

  1. Unobserved Heterogeneity and International Benchmarking in Public Transport
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich Downloads
    Also in CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich (2009) Downloads View citations (1)
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2009) Downloads View citations (1)
    Quaderni della facoltà di Scienze economiche dell'Università di Lugano, USI Università della Svizzera italiana (2009) Downloads

2008

  1. An Analysis of Cost-Efficiency in Swiss Multi-utilities
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article An analysis of cost efficiency in Swiss multi-utilities, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2009) Downloads View citations (41) (2009)
  2. Economies of scale and efficiency measurement in Switzerland's Nursing homes
    Quaderni della facoltà di Scienze economiche dell'Università di Lugano, USI Università della Svizzera italiana Downloads View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Economies of Scale and Efficiency Measurement in Switzerland's Nursing Homes, Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES) (2008) Downloads View citations (7) (2008)
  3. Risk-Aversion and Willingness to Pay for Energy Efficient Systems in Rental Apartments
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich Downloads
    See also Journal Article Risk aversion and willingness to pay for energy efficient systems in rental apartments, Energy Policy, Elsevier (2010) Downloads View citations (57) (2010)

2007

  1. Benchmarking and Regulation in the Electricity Distribution Sector
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich Downloads View citations (14)
  2. Economies of Scale and Scope in the Swiss Multi-Utilities Sector
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich Downloads View citations (9)

2006

  1. Economies of scale and scope in local public transportation
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Economies of Scale and Scope in Local Public Transportation, Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, University of Bath (2007) Downloads View citations (67) (2007)
  2. Economies of scale, density and scope in Swiss Post?s Mail Delivery
    Working Papers, Swiss Economics Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Chapter Economies of Scale, Density and Scope in Swiss Post's Mail Delivery, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2006) Downloads (2006)
  3. Effects of ownership, subsidization and teaching activities on hospital costs in Switzerland
    Quaderni della facoltà di Scienze economiche dell'Università di Lugano, USI Università della Svizzera italiana Downloads
    See also Journal Article Effects of ownership, subsidization and teaching activities on hospital costs in Switzerland, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2008) Downloads View citations (35) (2008)
  4. Estimating the Out-of-Hospital Mortality Rate Using Patient Discharge Data
    IEPR Working Papers, Institute of Economic Policy Research (IEPR) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Estimating the out‐of‐hospital mortality rate using patient discharge data, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2006) Downloads View citations (5) (2006)

2005

  1. A Benchmarking Analysis of Electricity Distribution Utilities in Switzerland
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich Downloads View citations (15)
  2. Application of Panel Data Models in Benchmarking Analysis of the Electrivity Distribution Sector
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article APPLICATION OF PANEL DATA MODELS IN BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION SECTOR, Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2006) Downloads View citations (63) (2006)
  3. Fuel Choices in Urban Indian Households
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich Downloads View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Fuel choices in urban Indian households, Environment and Development Economics, Cambridge University Press (2007) Downloads View citations (108) (2007)
  4. Willingness to Pay for Energy-Saving Measures in Residential Buildings
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Willingness to pay for energy-saving measures in residential buildings, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2008) Downloads View citations (206) (2008)

2004

  1. Cost Efficiency in Regional Bus Companies: An Application of Alternative Stochastic Frontier Models
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Cost Efficiency in Regional Bus Companies: An Application of Alternative Stochastic Frontier Models, Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, University of Bath (2006) Downloads View citations (64) (2006)
  2. Cost Efficiency in the Swiss Gas Distribution Sector
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Cost efficiency in the Swiss gas distribution sector, Energy Economics, Elsevier (2007) Downloads View citations (33) (2007)
  3. Cut to the Bone? Hospital Takeovers and Nurse Employment Contracts
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) Downloads View citations (6)

    See also Journal Article Cut to the Bone? Hospital Takeovers and Nurse Employment Contracts, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2005) Downloads View citations (19) (2005)
  4. Efficiency Measurement in Network Industries: Application to the Swiss Railway Companies
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich Downloads View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Efficiency Measurement in Network Industries: Application to the Swiss Railway Companies, Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer (2005) Downloads View citations (94) (2005)

2003

  1. Regulation and Measuring Cost Efficiency with Panel Data Models: Application to Electricity Distribution Utilities
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich Downloads View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Regulation and Measuring Cost-Efficiency with Panel Data Models: Application to Electricity Distribution Utilities, Review of Industrial Organization, Springer (2004) Downloads View citations (78) (2004)

Journal Articles

2021

  1. Energy efficiency and heating technology investments: Manipulating financial information in a discrete choice experiment
    Resource and Energy Economics, 2021, 64, (C) Downloads View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Energy efficiency and heating technology investments: Manipulating financial information in a discrete choice experiment, IRENE Working Papers (2020) Downloads (2020)

2020

  1. From frugal Jane to wasteful John: A quantile regression analysis of Swiss households’ electricity demand
    Energy Policy, 2020, 138, (C) Downloads View citations (11)

2019

  1. Interactions in Swiss households’ energy demand: A holistic approach
    Energy Policy, 2019, 128, (C), 136-149 Downloads View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Interactions in Swiss Households' Energy Demand: A Holistic Approach, IRENE Working Papers (2017) Downloads View citations (4) (2017)

2018

  1. Turn It Up and Open the Window: On the Rebound Effects in Residential Heating
    Ecological Economics, 2018, 149, (C), 21-39 Downloads View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Turn it up and open the window: On the rebound effects in residential heating, IRENE Working Papers (2016) Downloads View citations (1) (2016)

2015

  1. The dynamics of productivity in Swiss universities
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2015, 44, (1), 21-38 Downloads View citations (4)

2014

  1. Context effects and heterogeneity in voluntary carbon offsetting - a choice experiment in Switzerland
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2014, 3, (1), 1-24 Downloads View citations (39)
  2. Scale economies and optimal size in the Swiss gas distribution sector
    Energy Policy, 2014, 65, (C), 86-93 Downloads View citations (13)

2012

  1. Unobserved Heterogeneity and Efficiency Measurement in Public Transport
    Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 2012, 46, (1), 51-66 Downloads View citations (5)

2010

  1. Risk aversion and willingness to pay for energy efficient systems in rental apartments
    Energy Policy, 2010, 38, (6), 3078-3088 Downloads View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper Risk-Aversion and Willingness to Pay for Energy Efficient Systems in Rental Apartments, CEPE Working paper series (2008) Downloads (2008)

2009

  1. AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF CHILD CARE DEMAND IN SWITZERLAND
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2009, 80, (1), 37-66 Downloads View citations (5)
  2. An analysis of cost efficiency in Swiss multi-utilities
    Energy Economics, 2009, 31, (2), 306-315 Downloads View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper An Analysis of Cost-Efficiency in Swiss Multi-utilities, CEPE Working paper series (2008) Downloads View citations (2) (2008)

2008

  1. Economies of Scale and Efficiency Measurement in Switzerland's Nursing Homes
    Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), 2008, 144, (III), 359-378 Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Economies of scale and efficiency measurement in Switzerland's Nursing homes, Quaderni della facoltà di Scienze economiche dell'Università di Lugano (2008) Downloads View citations (6) (2008)
  2. Economies of Scale and Scope in Multi-Utilities
    The Energy Journal, 2008, 29, (4), 123-144 Downloads
    Also in The Energy Journal, 2008, Volume 29, (Number 4), 123-144 (2008) Downloads View citations (35)
  3. Effects of ownership, subsidization and teaching activities on hospital costs in Switzerland
    Health Economics, 2008, 17, (3), 335-350 Downloads View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Effects of ownership, subsidization and teaching activities on hospital costs in Switzerland, Quaderni della facoltà di Scienze economiche dell'Università di Lugano (2006) Downloads (2006)
  4. The temporal variation of cost-efficiency in Switzerland’s hospitals: an application of mixed models
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2008, 30, (2), 155-168 Downloads View citations (2)
  5. Willingness to pay for energy-saving measures in residential buildings
    Energy Economics, 2008, 30, (2), 503-516 Downloads View citations (206)
    See also Working Paper Willingness to Pay for Energy-Saving Measures in Residential Buildings, CEPE Working paper series (2005) Downloads View citations (8) (2005)

2007

  1. A statistical analysis of pain relief after surgical operations
    Health Policy, 2007, 83, (2-3), 382-390 Downloads
  2. Cost efficiency in the Swiss gas distribution sector
    Energy Economics, 2007, 29, (1), 64-78 Downloads View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper Cost Efficiency in the Swiss Gas Distribution Sector, CEPE Working paper series (2004) Downloads View citations (1) (2004)
  3. Economies of Scale and Scope in Local Public Transportation
    Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 2007, 41, (3), 345-361 Downloads View citations (67)
    See also Working Paper Economies of scale and scope in local public transportation, CEPE Working paper series (2006) Downloads View citations (7) (2006)
  4. Fuel choices in urban Indian households
    Environment and Development Economics, 2007, 12, (6), 757-774 Downloads View citations (108)
    See also Working Paper Fuel Choices in Urban Indian Households, CEPE Working paper series (2005) Downloads View citations (11) (2005)

2006

  1. APPLICATION OF PANEL DATA MODELS IN BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION SECTOR
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2006, 77, (3), 271-290 Downloads View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper Application of Panel Data Models in Benchmarking Analysis of the Electrivity Distribution Sector, CEPE Working paper series (2005) Downloads View citations (5) (2005)
  2. An Analysis of Efficiency and Productivity in Swiss Hospitals
    Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), 2006, 142, (I), 1-37 Downloads View citations (33)
  3. Cost Efficiency in Regional Bus Companies: An Application of Alternative Stochastic Frontier Models
    Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 2006, 40, (1), 95-118 Downloads View citations (64)
    See also Working Paper Cost Efficiency in Regional Bus Companies: An Application of Alternative Stochastic Frontier Models, CEPE Working paper series (2004) Downloads View citations (8) (2004)
  4. Estimating the out‐of‐hospital mortality rate using patient discharge data
    Health Economics, 2006, 15, (9), 983-995 Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Estimating the Out-of-Hospital Mortality Rate Using Patient Discharge Data, IEPR Working Papers (2006) View citations (6) (2006)

2005

  1. Cut to the Bone? Hospital Takeovers and Nurse Employment Contracts
    ILR Review, 2005, 58, (3), 471-493 Downloads View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper Cut to the Bone? Hospital Takeovers and Nurse Employment Contracts, Working Papers (2004) Downloads View citations (1) (2004)
  2. Efficiency Measurement in Network Industries: Application to the Swiss Railway Companies
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2005, 28, (1), 69-90 Downloads View citations (94)
    See also Working Paper Efficiency Measurement in Network Industries: Application to the Swiss Railway Companies, CEPE Working paper series (2004) Downloads View citations (12) (2004)
  3. Unobserved heterogeneity in stochastic cost frontier models: an application to Swiss nursing homes
    Applied Economics, 2005, 37, (18), 2127-2141 Downloads View citations (80)

2004

  1. An Empirical Analysis of Cost Efficiency in Non‐profit and Public Nursing Homes
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2004, 75, (3), 339-365 Downloads View citations (28)
  2. Changes in Hospital Quality after Conversion in Ownership Status
    International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2004, 4, (3), 211-230 Downloads View citations (14)
  3. Regulation and Measuring Cost-Efficiency with Panel Data Models: Application to Electricity Distribution Utilities
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2004, 25, (1), 1-19 Downloads View citations (78)
    See also Working Paper Regulation and Measuring Cost Efficiency with Panel Data Models: Application to Electricity Distribution Utilities, CEPE Working paper series (2003) Downloads View citations (11) (2003)

Chapters

2021

  1. Beyond political divides: analyzing public opinion on carbon taxation in Switzerland
    Chapter 17 in Research Handbook on Environmental Sociology, 2021, pp 313-339 Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Beyond political divides: Analyzing public opinion on carbon taxation in Switzerland, IRENE Institute of Economic Research (2020) Downloads (2020)

2009

  1. Efficiency Measurement in the Electricity and Gas Distribution Sectors
    Chapter 25 in International Handbook on the Economics of Energy, 2009 Downloads View citations (3)

2006

  1. Economies of Scale, Density and Scope in Swiss Post's Mail Delivery
    Chapter 6 in Liberalization of the Postal and Delivery Sector, 2006, pp 91-102 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Economies of scale, density and scope in Swiss Post?s Mail Delivery, Swiss Economics (2006) Downloads View citations (8) (2006)
 
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