Public spending on infrastructure plays an important role in promoting economic growth and poverty alleviation. Empirical studies unequivocally show that under-investment in infrastructure limit economic growth. At the same time, numerous other studies have shown that investment in...

Introduction -- Water as a Natural Resource -- Hydropower with Constraints -- Multiple Producers -- Mix of Thermal and Hydropower Plants -- Trade -- Intermittent Energy -- Pumped-storage Hydroelectricity -- Uncertainty -- Transmission -- Market Power -- Summary and Conclusions.

Das Buch richtet sich an Studierende und Lehrende im Bereich Umweltökonomie und Erneuerbare Energien, aber auch an Praktiker, die sich mit den rechtlichen, technischen und wirtschaftlichen Fragestellungen im Rahmen von Wasserkraftprojekten beschäftigen. Dieses Buch ist aus der Wahrnehmung...

Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Origins of CBA of Wter Use Conflicts -- 3 A Simple Cost-Benefit Rule -- 4 The Main Items in the Cost-Benefit Analysis -- 5 Towards Empirical Measurement of Externalities -- 6 Blueprint for a CBA -- 7 Concluding Remarks -- 8 References -- 9 Appendices -- Index

Lukas Heim evaluates the performance of a price-level targeting rule compared to that of a standard inflation targeting rule. The comparison is based on a medium-scale DSGE model which has been estimated based on state-of-the-art Bayesian methods. The model for the Swiss economy is an expanded...

Various psychographic traits that most directly influence consumers’ private label attitudes are the focal point of Stefanie Weiss’ investigation. The author develops a comprehensive profile of psychographic predictors of attitude and identifies ways of translating these insights into...

Dieses Open-Access-Buch erläutert ein Handlungsmodell zur Gestaltung sozialer Versorgung. Das Modell beinhaltet 16 Gestaltungsaufgaben, die sich an den wesentlichen Planungs- und Steuerungsaufgaben sozialer Versorgung und den vier Phasen eines Managementkreislaufes (Analyse,...

This open access book examines the economic, social, and psychological consequences of manufacturing plant closure at the individual level. Using an original data set of over 1,200 workers from Switzerland who lost their manufacturing jobs after the financial crisis of 2008, the author analyzes...

This book describes the 60-year history of the AO Foundation and its impact on the treatment of bone trauma. Originally founded by a group of Swiss surgeons, the AO has since established its osteosynthesis treatment approach to trauma, using surgery and implants, as the global standard. The AO...

Increased longevity means that current structures for employment and retirement in Switzerland are not sustainable. To enable individuals and companies to thrive in our ageing society, changes in our social norms and attitudes about work and ageing need to occur. Philippa Dengler examines what...