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The Effect of Culture on Energy Efficient Vehicle Ownership
(2017)Economics Working Paper SeriesWorking Paper -
The impact of ambient air pollution on hospital admissions
(2017)Economics Working Paper SeriesAmbient air pollution is the environmental factor with the greatest impact on human health. Several epidemiological studies provide evidence for an association between ambient air pollution and human health. However, the recent economic literature has challenged the identification strategy used in these studies. This paper contributes to the ongoing discussion by investigating the association between ambient air pollution and morbidity ...Working Paper -
Narrowing the energy efficiency gap: The impact of educational programs, online support tools and energy-related investment literacy
(2017)Economics Working Paper SeriesWorking Paper -
A note on the different interpretation of the correlation parameters in the Bivariate Probit and the Recursive Bivariate Probit
(2017)Economics Working Paper SeriesThis note makes the point that, if a Bivariate Probit (BP) model is estimated on data arising from a Recursive Bivariate Probit (RBP) process, the resulting BP correlation parameter is a weighted average of the RBP correlation parameter and the parameter associated to the endogenous binary variable. Two corollaries follow this proposition: i) a zero correlation parameter in a BP model, usually interpreted as evidence of independence between ...Working Paper -
The role of energy and investment literacy for residential electricity demand and end-use efficiency
(2017)Economics Working Paper SeriesWorking Paper