Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2013 ; 2013ECO005.
The work investigates two major topics: the presence of a systematic and an idiosyncratic component in CDS spreads and the credit spread puzzle. We verify that a systematic factor is priced in the cross-section of CDS returns. We also notice that the systematic component of risk increases after the financial crisis. We finally verify that the fraction of systematic risk is not the same in...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2013 ; 2013COM007.
Minority cultures have a history of voicelessness. If in the past lack of voice was conditioned by dominating majority groups and discriminating social structures, at present this needs to be seen in relation to the unequal distribution of tools and platforms that can enable expression, communication, and participation in the public sphere of discourse. The growing importance and ubiquity of...
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In: Journal of hospitality, leisure, Ssort & tourism education, 2013, vol. 12, no. 1, p. 7-14
This study aims to develop an understanding of the use of e-learning courses created for travel agents by Destination Management Organizations (DMOs). It explores agents’ perceptions of such courses. The research examines the views of 304 UK-based travel agents using online survey and investigates whether age, sex, type of agency, work experience, and educational level have influence on...
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In: Problemi dell'informazione, 2012, vol. 3, p. 365-380
Al centro di questa ricerca c’è il problema dell’ibridazione digitale delle riviste di turismo: in particolare, si intende capire in che modo queste mettono a frutto la loro presenza online al fine di ampliare il loro pubblico e il loro business. Grazie a una griglia, disegnata con lo scopo di mappare tutti i tipi di contenuti e funzionalità offerti da un campione di 120 riviste online di...
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In: e-review of tourism research, 2012, vol. 10, no. 2, p. 31-34
In recent years Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) have started to offer eLearning courses, which train travel agents and tour operators to promote better tourism destinations. eLearning courses increase marketing activities of a DMO also they meet the needs of travel agents, who are in search of new unique selling points in the threatening context of eTourism disintermediation....
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In: International journal of education and development using ICT, 2013, vol. 9, no. 1, p. 100-111
The aim of this article is twofold. First, the final results of two research projects, which investigated the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on primary schools teachers in disadvantaged areas in Brazil (BET k-12) and South Africa (MELISSA), are presented and discussed. Second, the Self-Efficacy construct is proposed as a tool to measure how teachers’ perception of...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2011 ; 2011ECO011.
Inappropriate use of antibiotic leads to the development of bacterial resistance, which undermines antibiotic effectiveness and increases the cost for society. The aim of this thesis is to investigate economic aspects of antibiotic consumption in the community. The research is divided in three essays. In the first essay we focus on determinants of antibiotic use in Italy and the spillover...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2013 ; 2013ECO004.
Our work focuses on understanding the challenges and opportunities of health care delivery to the elderly, an issue which has become salient for European health systems. While a growing body of research assesses the challenging complexity associated with aging and frailty through care integration numerous questions remain: What are the antecedents of successful care integration and how does...
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In: Energy economics, 2013, vol. 36, p. 648-657
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 consumption using a dynamic partial adjustment approach. This dynamic demand function has been...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2013 ; 2013INFO001.
In the object oriented programming (OOP) paradigm, programs are composed solely of objects. The computational model is based on a world of collaborating objects, where they send each other messages to carry out tasks. The programs are crafted with the aid of tools, which enable to describe their components and behavior in a human readable form. With the advent of the graphical user interface...
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