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Using discrete choice experiments to regulate the provision of water services: do status quo choices reflect preferences?

Lanz, Bruno ; Provins, Allan

In: Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2015, vol. 47, no. 3, p. 300-324

Payment schemes and cost efficiency: evidence from Swiss public hospitals

Meyer, Stefan

In: International Journal of Health Economics and Management, 2015, vol. 15, no. 1, p. 73-97

Optimizing insurance pricing by incorporating consumers' perceptions of risk classification

Störmer, Tina

In: Zeitschrift für die gesamte Versicherungswissenschaft, 2015, vol. 104, no. 1, p. 11-37

Does prospective payment increase hospital (in)efficiency? Evidence from the Swiss hospital sector

Widmer, Philippe

In: The European Journal of Health Economics, 2015, vol. 16, no. 4, p. 407-419

The increasing relevance of product responsibility : Benefits of product sustainability for companies and sustainable development

Rost, Zoe

In: uwf UmweltWirtschaftsForum, 2015, vol. 23, no. 4, p. 299-305

Implications for shipowners and charterers of the IMO 2020 low sulphur regulations

Marsolais, Jerome ; Reboulleau, Jerome (Dir.)

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2020 ; TDIBM 78.

The objective of this thesis is to evaluate the effects of the implementation of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 2020 regulations of low Sulphur emissions on the shipping industry. The new amendments to MARPOL Annex VI that came into force on January 1st, has generated as great deal of anticipation and uncertainty for shipowners and market participants. The choices that...

Legal and ethical constraints in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by Swiss health insurance companies

Truniger, Kerim ; Courbage, Christophe (Dir.)

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2020 ; TDIBM 83.

Experts in new technologies and economists seem to agree: robotics and deep learning by machines will change most of the economic activities in the coming decades, at a very fast pace. If in the past, technological changes mainly brought about gradual increases of efficiency in human work; robotics and the availability of big data, used with Artificial Intelligence (AI) will bring about...

The effectiveness of the Swiss and Canadian antibiotic distribution system compared

Janett, Sophie ; Connerton, Timothy (Dir.)

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute école de gestion de Genève, 2020 ; TDIBM 104.

The aim of research paper was to explore the current antibiotic distribution system in Switzerland, as well as all the important players of this complex industry. In order to better understand how this industry functions. It is important to get a big picture by understanding the implication of pharmaceutical companies, health insurance companies, hospitals, doctors, pharmacies and drugstores, and...

Gender-based price discrimination in the annuity market : evidence from Chile

Bello, Piera

This paper studies gender-based price discrimination in the annuity market. The dataset consists of transaction-level data on the universe of individuals accessing the Chilean annuity market in the 2004-2017 period. It exploits the fact that, in Chile, individuals can access the annuity market through three different channels: an independent financial advisor, a sales agent at a company, or...

The impact of ambient air pollution on hospital admissions

Filippini, Massimo ; Masiero, Giuliano ; Steinbach, Sandro

In: European Journal of Health Economics, 2019, vol. 20, no. 6, p. 919-931

Ambient air pollution is the environmental factor with the most significant impact on human health. Several epidemiological studies provide evidence for an association between ambient air pollution and human health. However, the recent economic literature has challenged the identification strategy used in these studies. This paper contributes to the ongoing discussion by investigating the...