Research
Main Research Topics
- Measurement of energy efficiency based on economic foundations
- Analysis of the economic impact of energy policy instruments
- Productivity and efficiency analysis
- Regulation of “natural monopolies” (industries, usually utilities)
- Competitiveness of hydro-electric power plants
- Empirical analysis of the energy demand
- Bounded rationality, energy-related financial literacy, and choice of durables
Ongoing Research Projects
- Federal Office of Energy (BFE): Analyse des Effektes von Anreizen für effiziente Netzintegration von Elektrofahrzeugen
- Federal Office of Energy (BFE): Sustainable investment preferences and the green transition in Switzerland
- Swiss National Science Foundation (external page SNF-SPIRIT): Barriers towards the adoption of energy-efficient vehicels in Nepal and the role of behavioral biases.
Wind turbine at the Griessee at the Nufenenpass Massimo Filippini