Dr. Simon Lüchinger

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Research interests

Institutional economics, political economy, public economics, environmental economics, behavioral economics, labor economics

Publications

Monographs

Luechinger, Simon (2007). The Life Satisfaction Approach to Valuing Public Goods. Theoretical Discussion and Empirical Applications to Air Pollution, Flood Disasters and Terrorism. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Zurich.

Papers in refereed journals

Luechinger, Simon (2009). Life Satisfaction and Transboundary Air Pollution. Economics Letters, forthcoming.

Luechinger, Simon, Alois Stutzer and Stephan Meier (2009). Why Does Unemployment Hurt the Employed? Evidence from the Life Satisfaction Gap between the Public and the Private Sector. Journal of Human Resources, forthcoming.

Luechinger, Simon, Alois Stutzer and Rainer Winkelmann (2009). Self-selection Models for Public and Private Sector Job Satisfaction. Research in Labor Economics, forthcoming.

Luechinger, Simon (2009). Valuing Air Quality Using the Life Satisfaction Approach. Economic Journal 119(536): 482-515.

Luechinger, Simon and Paul A. Raschky (2009). Valuing Flood Disasters Using the Life Satisfaction Approach. Journal of Public Economics 93(3-4): 620-633.

Frey, Bruno S., Simon Luechinger and Alois Stutzer (2009). The Life Satisfaction Approach to Valuing Public Goods: The Case of Terrorism. Public Choice 138(3-4): 317-345.

Luechinger, Simon, Alois Stutzer and Stephan Meier (2008). Bureaucratic Rents and Life Satisfaction. Journal of Law, Economics and Organization 24(2): 476-488.

Luechinger, Simon, Myra Rosinger and Alois Stutzer (2007). The Impact of Postal Voting on Participation. Evidence for Switzerland. Swiss Political Science Review 13(2): 167-202.

Frey, Bruno S., Simon Luechinger and Alois Stutzer (2007). Calculating Tragedy: Assessing the Costs of Terrorism. Journal of Economic Surveys 21(1): 1-24.

Frey, Bruno S. and Simon Luechinger (2004). Decentralisation as a Disincentive to Terror. European Journal of Political Economy 20(2): 509-515.
(Reprinted in: Brueck, Tilman (2007) (ed.). The Economic Analysis of Terrorism. Abingdon, UK: Routledge: 224-230.)

Frey, Bruno S. and Simon Luechinger (2003). How to Fight Terrorism: Alternatives to Deterrence. Defence and Peace Economics 14(4): 237-249.

Lüchinger, Simon and Alois Stutzer (2002). Skalenerträge in der öffentlichen Kernverwaltung. Eine empirische Analyse anhand von Gemeindefusionen. Swiss Political Science Review 8(1): 27-50.
(Economies of Scale in Municipal Administration. Empirical Analyses of Municipal Mergers; with English summary)

Working papers

Luechinger, Simon (2009). Air Pollution and Infant Mortality: A Natural Experiment from Power Plant Desulfurization. Mimeo, London School of Economics.

Luechinger, Simon, Alois Stutzer and Rainer Winkelmann (2006). The Happiness Gains From Sorting and Matching in the Labor Market. IZA Discussion Paper No. 2019, Bonn.

Papers in non-refereed journals and in books

Frey, Bruno S. and Simon Luechinger (2009). Countering Terrorism: Beyond Deterrence. In: Matthew J. Morgan (ed.). The Impact of 9/11 on Politics and War. The Day that Changed Everything? London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, forthcoming.

Frey, Bruno S. and Simon Lüchinger (2009). Tourismus und Terrorismus aus ökonomischer Sicht. Zeitschrift für Tourismuswissenschaft 1(1): 63-73.

Frey, Bruno S. and Simon Luechinger (2008). Three Strategies to Deal with Terrorism. Economic Papers 27(2): 107-114.

Frey, Bruno S. and Simon Luechinger (2007). Concepts of Happiness and their Measurement. In: Jürgen Meyerhoff and Reimund Schwarze (eds.). Jahrbuch Ökologische Ökonomik, Vol. 5: Soziale Nachhaltigkeit. Marburg, DE: Metropolis Verlag: 219-237.

Frey, Bruno S. and Simon Luechinger (2007). Terrorism: Considering New Policies. In: Harry W. Richardson, Peter Gordon and James E. Moore (eds.). The Economic Costs and Consequences of Terrorism. Cheltenham, UK, and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing: 17-37.

Frey, Bruno S. and Simon Luechinger (2006). Costs and Benefits of Anti-Terrorism Policies. In: Daniel S. Hamilton (ed.). Terrorism and International Relations. Washington, DC, USA: Center for Transatlantic Relations: 169-180.

Frey, Bruno S., Simon Luechinger and Alois Stutzer (2005). L’impact économique du terrorisme. La vie économique 11(2005): 4-7.

Frey, Bruno S., Simon Lüchinger and Alois Stutzer (2005). Wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen des Terrorismus. Die Volkswirtschaft 11(2005): 4-7.

Frey, Bruno S. and Simon Luechinger (2005). Measuring Terrorism. In: Alain Marciano and Jean-Michel Josselin (eds.). Law and the State: A Political Economy Approach. New Horizons in Law and Economics. Cheltenham, UK, and Northampton, MA, USA: Edward Elgar Publishing: 142-181.

Frey, Bruno S. and Simon Lüchinger (2003). Anti-Terrorismus-Politik. Eine ökonomische Analyse. WiSt 32(5): 264-269.

Frey, Bruno S. and Simon Lüchinger (2002). Ist Abschreckung wirksam? Eine ökonomische Analyse des Terrorismus. List Forum für Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik 28(3): 209-221.

Newspaper articles

Lüchinger, Simon (2008). Caving in to fuel protesters would sour the atmosphere. European Voice, Vol. 14, No. 27, July 10-16, 2008: 9.

Hertig, Gérard and Simon Lüchinger (2007). Wenn Ökonometrie im Gerichtsaal zur Alltäglichkeit wird. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, No. 274, November 24/25, 2007: 31.

Stutzer, Alois, Myra Rosinger and Simon Lüchinger (2007). Le vote par correspondance a peu augmenté la participation. Le Temps, No. 2899, September 21, 2007: 19.

Stutzer, Alois, Simon Lüchinger and Myra Rosinger (2007). Die briefliche Stimmabgabe wirkt mobilisierend. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, No. 178, August 4/5, 2007: 16.

Lüchinger, Simon (2007). Law and Economics II. Oecnews, No. 109, May 21, 2007: 28.

Frey, Bruno S. and Simon Lüchinger (2004). Die Bahamas weit vor den USA und China. Wie ist der Medaillenspiegel sinnvoll zu berechnen? Neue Zürcher Zeitung, No. 203, September 1, 2004: 63.

Frey, Bruno S., Simon Lüchinger and Alois Stutzer (2004). Wirtschaftliche Schäden des Terrorismus. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, No. 134, June 12/13, 2004: 29.

Frey, Bruno S. and Simon Lüchinger (2002). Über den Sinn von Medaillenspiegeln. Neue Zürcher Zeitung, No. 49, February 28, 2002: 49.

Book reviews

Sunstein, Cass R. (2005). Laws of Fear. Beyond the Precautionary Principle. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, No. 295, December 17/18, 2005: 77.