In: Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2015, vol. 67, no. 1, p. 35-47
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In: European Journal of Political Economy, 2021, vol. 67, p. 19 p
Natural disasters are good examples of catastrophic events that may affect vote decisions. In this study, we analyze how the occurrence of earthquakes changes voters' behavior at municipal elections and which channels drive this change, focusing in particular on the role of media exposure. We exploit data from 13,338 municipal electoral cycles where incumbents seek reelection between 1993 and...
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In: Education relative à l'environnement, 2020, p. 1-19
Si le développement durable a réussi l’exploit de s’immiscer jusqu’au sein de l’économie et que son éducation a investi la plupart des programmes scolaires, force est de constater que, près de 30 ans plus tard, extinctions massives, pollutions, disparités sociales, catastrophes écologiques et surexploitations sont notre pain quotidien. Ce résultat, contre-productif et alarmant,...
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This study investigates the effects of driving on air quality and road safety by exploiting exogenous variation in traffic flows associated with the Swiss franc’s appreciation. During the Swiss franc’s appreciation, the volume of cars crossing the Swiss-Italian border rose considerably– the higher purchasing power of Swiss francs in the Euro area induced more Italian workers to cross the...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2018 ; 2018ECO013.
Many events can have a catastrophic effect on an economic environment, such as natural disasters, wars, migrations, pandemic diseases, etc. This thesis focuses on three of them: catastrophic agglomeration of firms as a response to tax differentials, immigration phenomena described as catastrophic by the natives and catastrophic earthquakes with destructive consequences for both physical and...
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In: Swiss Journal of Geosciences, 2009, vol. 102, no. 1, p. 57-75
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In: Aquatic Sciences, 2007, vol. 69, no. 1, p. 162-172
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In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2009, vol. 16, p. 66-75
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In: International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2004, vol. 93, no. 2, p. 207-223
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In: Aquatic Sciences, 2007, vol. 69, no. 1, p. 26-40
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