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Doctoral Seminar: Empirical methods in Microeconomics
Doktorandenseminar: Empirical methods in Microeconomics
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Abstract
In this seminar, selected papers are presented and discussed in the area of energy economics and industrial economics. In particular, empirical studies in energy demand and efficiency of public enterprises are presented.
Resources
Lecture Notes
Copies of the articles are available for emailing with Kaushik Deb ([email protected])
Literature
Basic Literature Gujarati, D.N. (1995), Basic Econometrics, McGraw-Hill Dobbs, I. M. (2000), Managerial Economics – Firms Markets, and Business Decisions, Oxford University Press, New York Jehle, G.A., and Reny, P.J. (2001). Advanved Microeconomic Theory, 2nd ed., Addison Wesley Greene, W. (2003) Econometric Analysis, Prentice Hall, 5th Edition Literature for Seminar Copies of the articles are available for emailing with Kaushik Deb ( [email protected] ) Demand behavior Filippini, M. and S. Pachauri (2003). Elasticities of electricity demand in urban Indian households. Energy Policy 32. 429-439. Goett, A., K. Hudson and K. Train (2000). Customers’ choice among retail energy suppliers: The Willingness-to-Pay for services attributes. The Energy Journal 21(4). 1-28. Rivers, N. and Jaccard, M. (2005 ). Combining Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches to Energy-Economy Modeling Using Discrete Choice Methods. The Energy journal. 26(1). 83 -106 Stevenson, S. (2004) New empirical evidence on heteroscedasticity in hedonic housing models. Journal of Housing Economics. 13(2 ). 136-153 Zabel, J. E. and Kiel, K. A. (2000). Estimating the demand for air quality in four U.S. cities. Land Economics. 76(2). 174-194. Regulation Farsi, M., Fetz, A., and Filippini, M. (2005). Benchmarking analysis in European electricity distribution. CEPE WP 39, Zurich. Joskow P. L. (2006). Incentive Regulation in Theory and Practice: Electric Transmission and Distribution Networks (revised). Prepared for National Bureau of Economic Research Economic Regulation Project. Farsi, M., Filippini, M. and Greene, W. (2005). Efficiency Measurement in Network Industries: Application to the Swiss Rail-way Companies. Journal of Regulatory Economics. 28(1). 65-86. Rossi, M. A., and Ruzzier, Ch. A. (2000), “On the regulatory application of efficiency measures”, Utility Policy 9, 81-92. Fraquelli, G., Piacenza, M., and Vannoni, D. (2004). Scope and scale economies in multi-utilities: evidence from gas, water and electricity combinations. Applied Economics. 36(18). 2045-2057
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- DR
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- ungraded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| seminar |
Doktorandenseminar: Empirical methods in Microeconomics
Does not take place this semester.
|
No time listed | 1 h weekly |