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Resource Rent Taxation and Benchmarking
(2009)CEPE Working PaperThe electricity generation in Switzerland is mainly based on hydropower (55% of total production). The exploitation of water in the hydropower sector can generate significant so-called resource rents. These are defined by the surplus return above the value of capital, labor, materials and energy used to exploit hydropower. In Switzerland, hydropower producers pay to the State a fixed fee per kW gross capacity. With this ...Working Paper -
Scale and cost efficiency in the Swiss electricity distribution industry
(2001)CEPE Working PaperWorking Paper -
Using stochastic frontier analysis for the access price regulation of electricity networks
(2002)QuadernoWorking Paper -
Measuring energy efficiency and its contribution towards meeting CO2 targets: estimates for 29 OECD countries
(2011)School of Economics Discussion Papers (SEEDS)Report -
The Economies of Scale in the French Power Distribution Utilities
(2010)CEPE Working PaperThis paper analyzes the cost structure of the French electricity distribution sector prior to the re-structuring reforms that have been initiated in 2005 and gradually implemented in the form of re-grouping certain activities across distribution units. The aim of this study is to assess the empirical evidence in support of these re-structuring measures. We explore the cost structure of the distribution units operating in France over the ...Working Paper -
Characteristics of demand for antibiotics in primary care: an almost ideal demand system approach
(2007)QuaderniWorking Paper -
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Economies of Scale and Efficiency Measurement in Switzerland's Nursing Homes
(2008)QuadernoWorking Paper -
Determinants of outpatient antibiotic consumption in Europe: bacterial resistance and drug prescribers
(2007)QuadernoWorking Paper -
Impact of the new Swiss electricity law on the competitiveness of hydropower
(2002)CEPE Working PaperWorking Paper