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The demand for school meals: an analysis of stated choices by Swiss households
(2012)QuadernoIn this paper we investigate households' demand for school meals using a stated preferences approach. Data are collected through phone-structured interviews to 905 residents with children in the German-speaking region of Switzerland during 2007. A Poisson model with random effects is used to explore factors affecting the demand for meals at school. The results show that meals price, household income, satisfaction with the current childcare ...Working Paper -
Assessing the impact of antibiotic policies in Europe
(2012)QuadernoBecause of evidence of causal association between antibiotic use and bacterial resistance, the implementation of national policies has emerged as a interesting tool for controlling and reversing bacterial resistance. The aim of this study is to assess the impact of public policies on antibiotic use in Europe using a dfferences-in-dfferences approach. Comparable data on systemic administered antibiotics in 21 European countries are available ...Working Paper -
The impact of the institutional form on the cost efficiency of nursing homes
(2012)QuadernoIn Switzerland, nursing home services are mainly provided by regulated public and private nonprofit organizations. Some of them are created by local governments as foundations. This provides a unique setting to analyze the impact of the institutional form on the performance of nursing homes. We propose a model where the institutional form is represented as a legal constraint which affects managers in the decison-making process. Considering ...Working Paper -
Assessing the impact of national antibiotic campaigns in Europe
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Analysing the Impact of ENERGY STAR Rebate Policies in the US
(2012)CEPE Working PaperIn this paper we estimate the impact of rebate policies in various US states on the share of sales of ENERGY STAR household appliances between 2001 and 2006. We use a difference-in-difference approach to exploit the variation in the rebate policies over time and across US states to estimate their effect on the share of sales of ENERGY STAR household appliances. To account for the possibility of an endogenous rebate policy we use an ...Working Paper -
Determinants of energy efficient renovation decisions of slovenian homeowners
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US residential energy demand and energy efficiency: a stochastic demand frontier approach
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Residential electricity demand for Spain: new empirical evidence using aggregated data
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