The promotion of energy efficiency is seen as one of the top priorities of EU energy policy (EC, 2010). In order to design and implement effective energy policy instruments, it is necessary to have information on energy demand price and income elasticities in addition to sound indicators of...

This paper presents an empirical analysis on residential demand for electricity. This analysis has been performed using aggregate panel data at the province level for 47 Spanish provinces for the period from 2000 to 2008. For this purpose, we estimated a log–log demand equation for electricity...

This paper presents an empirical analysis of residential electricity demand considering the existence of spatial effects. This analysis has been performed using aggregate panel data at the province level for 46 Spanish provinces for the period from 2001 to 2010. For this purpose, we estimated a...

<i> Analisi dell'efficienza di scala e di costo delle compagnie di bus italiane e svizzere </i> (di Massimo Filippini, Michael Kuenzle) - ABSTRACT: In this paper we have examined the scale and cost efficiency of Italian and Swiss regional bus companies. For this purpose, we have used the estimation of...

<i> La stima di una funzione di costo medio per potenziare l’efficacia della yardstick regulation nel settore della distribuzione di energia elettrica: una sperimentazione sul caso svizzero </i> (di Roberto Fazioli, Massimo Filippini e Jörg Wild) - ABSTRACT: In this paper we have examined the cost...

<i> Dimensione ottima degli ospedali in uno Stato federale </i> (di Luca Crivelli, Massimo Filippini e Diego Lunati) - ABSTRACT: Switzerland is a federal State where policy decisions and implementation regarding regional hospital plans are by rights incumbent to the regional and local governments...

This study presents an empirical analysis of the cost efficiency of a sample of Swiss multi-utilities operating in the distribution of electricity, natural gas and water. The multi-utilities that operate in different sectors are characterized by a strong unobserved heterogeneity. Therefore the...

The study considers the estimation of a translog cost function employing panel data for a sample of 43 Swiss hydropower companies, over the period of 1995 to 2002. The results of this analysis indicate the existence of economies of scale and density for most output levels. The basic novelty in...

This paper investigates the scale and cost efficiency of the Swiss Post using an econometric approach. Our empirical analysis considers a sample of postal offices operating in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland. The paper considers estimation of a log-log cost function employing a data set...