Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2021 ; 2021BIOMED001.
Background: Dementia is a syndrome characterized by progressive cognitive impairment, psychological and behavioural symptoms, and functional deficits. It is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide; its impact and the associated costs are enormous. Consequently, dementia is a global public health priority, and so is Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common cause of dementia in late...
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In: Journal of Scheduling, 2015, vol. 18, no. 1, p. 89-105
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In: Transportation, 2015, vol. 42, no. 3, p. 449-469
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In: Health Policy and Planning, 2018, vol. 33, no. 2, p. 163-170
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In: Transportation, 2015, vol. 42, no. 5, p. 753-769
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In: Transportation, 2015, vol. 42, no. 3, p. 413-433
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(Working Papers SES ; 518)
Spatial isolation is considered as one of the main determinants of poverty. Therefore, many transport investments are undertaken with a stated objective of poverty reduction. In our paper, we evaluate a Tanzanian program that rehabilitated 2500km of major roads between 2008 and 2013. We deal with endogenous placement issues with a household fixed-effect strategy combined with a propensity score...
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(Working Papers SES ; 517)
The question of diverging interests and preferences within couples over the use of household resources and the consequences of these conflictual views has been present for a long time in the development literature, albeit in a somewhat scattered way. This paper selectively reviews the abundant literature that offers insights into the intrahousehold decision-making process, the strategies put...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2020 ; 2020ECO005.
This thesis consists of three chapters that contribute to two fundamental questions in finance: how households make financial decisions and how market prices react to uninformative demand shocks. The first chapter investigates how household respond to mortgage refinancing incentives. A well-documented finding in household finance is that many borrowers miss out on substantial savings by...
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Thèse de doctorat : Université de Fribourg, 2019.
The Swiss electricity sector aims to have a future that is greener, cheaper, fairer and more reliable. With the approval of the new Energy Act (EnA), politicians and society anticipate a more participative role of Swiss households concerning such major energy-related aims. However, the question arises whether such expectations are actually justified. This thesis relativizes major expectations...
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