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Working Papers

2017

1. Interactions in Swiss Households' Energy Demand: A Holistic Approach
   IRENE Working Papers, IRENE Institute of Economic Research View citations (4)
2. Swiss Household Energy Demand Survey (SHEDS): Objectives, design, and implementation
   IRENE Working Papers, IRENE Institute of Economic Research View citations (23)

2016

3. Turn it up and open the window: On the rebound effects in residential heating
   IRENE Working Papers, IRENE Institute of Economic Research View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Ecological Economics (2018)

2014

4. 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 View citations (8)

2013

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

2012

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

2011

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

2010

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

2008

10. An Analysis of Cost-Efficiency in Swiss Multi-utilities
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Energy Economics (2009)
11. 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 View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES) (2008)
12. 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
    See also Journal Article in Energy Policy (2010)

2007

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

2006

15. Economies of scale and scope in local public transportation
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Transport Economics and Policy (2007)
16. Economies of scale, density and scope in Swiss Post?s Mail Delivery
    Working Papers, Swiss Economics View citations (8)
17. 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
18. 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 in Health Economics (2006)

2005

19. A Benchmarking Analysis of Electricity Distribution Utilities in Switzerland
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich View citations (14)
20. 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 View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics (2006)
21. Fuel Choices in Urban Indian Households
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Environment and Development Economics (2007)
22. Willingness to Pay for Energy-Saving Measures in Residential Buildings
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Energy Economics (2008)

2004

23. 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 View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Transport Economics and Policy (2006)
24. Cost Efficiency in the Swiss Gas Distribution Sector
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Energy Economics (2007)
25. Cut to the Bone? Hospital Takeovers and Nurse Employment Contracts
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in ILR Review (2005)
26. Efficiency Measurement in Network Industries: Application to the Swiss Railway Companies
    CEPE Working paper series, CEPE Center for Energy Policy and Economics, ETH Zurich View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Regulatory Economics (2005)

2003

27. 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 View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Industrial Organization (2004)

Journal Articles

2018

1. Turn It Up and Open the Window: On the Rebound Effects in Residential Heating
   Ecological Economics, 2018, 149, (C), 21-39 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2015

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

2014

3. Context effects and heterogeneity in voluntary carbon offsetting - a choice experiment in Switzerland
   Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2014, 3, (1), 1-24 View citations (34)
4. Scale economies and optimal size in the Swiss gas distribution sector
   Energy Policy, 2014, 65, (C), 86-93 View citations (10)

2012

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

2010

6. Risk aversion and willingness to pay for energy efficient systems in rental apartments
   Energy Policy, 2010, 38, (6), 3078-3088 View citations (56)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2009

7. AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF CHILD CARE DEMAND IN SWITZERLAND
   Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2009, 80, (1), 37-66 View citations (5)
8. An analysis of cost efficiency in Swiss multi-utilities
   Energy Economics, 2009, 31, (2), 306-315 View citations (39)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

9. Economies of Scale and Efficiency Measurement in Switzerland's Nursing Homes
   Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), 2008, 144, (III), 359-378 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2008)
10. Economies of Scale and Scope in Multi-Utilities
    The Energy Journal, 2008, Volume 29, (Number 4), 123-144 View citations (33)
11. The temporal variation of cost-efficiency in Switzerland’s hospitals: an application of mixed models
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2008, 30, (2), 155-168 View citations (2)
12. Willingness to pay for energy-saving measures in residential buildings
    Energy Economics, 2008, 30, (2), 503-516 View citations (199)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2007

13. A statistical analysis of pain relief after surgical operations
    Health Policy, 2007, 83, (2-3), 382-390
14. Cost efficiency in the Swiss gas distribution sector
    Energy Economics, 2007, 29, (1), 64-78 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
15. Economies of Scale and Scope in Local Public Transportation
    Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 2007, 41, (3), 345-361 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
16. Fuel choices in urban Indian households
    Environment and Development Economics, 2007, 12, (6), 757-774 View citations (101)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2006

17. APPLICATION OF PANEL DATA MODELS IN BENCHMARKING ANALYSIS OF THE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION SECTOR
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2006, 77, (3), 271-290 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
18. An Analysis of Efficiency and Productivity in Swiss Hospitals
    Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), 2006, 142, (I), 1-37 View citations (33)
19. Cost Efficiency in Regional Bus Companies: An Application of Alternative Stochastic Frontier Models
    Journal of Transport Economics and Policy, 2006, 40, (1), 95-118 View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
20. Estimating the out‐of‐hospital mortality rate using patient discharge data
    Health Economics, 2006, 15, (9), 983-995 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

21. Cut to the Bone? Hospital Takeovers and Nurse Employment Contracts
    ILR Review, 2005, 58, (3), 471-493 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
22. Efficiency Measurement in Network Industries: Application to the Swiss Railway Companies
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2005, 28, (1), 69-90 View citations (92)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
23. Unobserved heterogeneity in stochastic cost frontier models: an application to Swiss nursing homes
    Applied Economics, 2005, 37, (18), 2127-2141 View citations (74)

2004

24. An Empirical Analysis of Cost Efficiency in Non‐profit and Public Nursing Homes
    Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 2004, 75, (3), 339-365 View citations (28)
25. Changes in Hospital Quality after Conversion in Ownership Status
    International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2004, 4, (3), 211-230 View citations (15)
26. Regulation and Measuring Cost-Efficiency with Panel Data Models: Application to Electricity Distribution Utilities
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2004, 25, (1), 1-19 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

Chapters

2009

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