Thomas Leu

ZHAW School of Management and Law
Center for Labor, Digital and Regional Economics
Gertrudstrasse 8
8400 Winterthur

+41 (0) 58 934 71 04
thomas.leu@zhaw.ch

Projects

EU project to assess energy efficiency policies / Team member / Project completed
Energy Policy Analysis Group / SCCER CREST / Team member / Project completed
Wettbewerbssituation im Schweizer Automobilgewerbe / Team member / Project completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Slembeck, Tilman; Jans, Armin; Leu, Thomas,

2014.

A politico-economic perspective on financial sustainability.

Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management.

26(1), pp. 140-164.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JPBAFM-26-01-2014-B006

Conference contributions, peer-reviewed

Leu, Thomas,

2021.

A comparative analysis of the trading behavior of the participants in the first three phases of the EU emissions trading system [paper].

In:

EEE 2021 Conference Proceedings.

Energy Evaluation Europe 2021 : Accelerating the energy transition for all: Evaluation’s role in effective policy making, Virtual Conference, 10-11 and 15-16 March 2021.

Energy Evaluation.

Available from: https://energy-evaluation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/eee2021-paper-leu.pdf
Leu, Thomas,

2018.

The impact of the Swiss climate policy instruments on the energy consumption and greenhous gas emissions in the industry and the service sector : evidence from an ex-post evaluation of microdata [paper].

In:

IEPPEC 2018 : International Energy Policy & Programme Evaluation Conference, Vienna (Austria), 25-27 June 2018.

Available from: https://energy-evaluation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2018-leu-paper-vienna.pdf
Leu, Thomas; Betz, Regina,

2016.

Environmental tax evaluation : what can be learnt so far? [paper].

In:

International Energy Policies & Programmes Evaluation Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7-9 June 2016.

Available from: https://energy-evaluation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2016-paper-leu.pdf

Other publications

Fauceglia, Dario; Müller, Tobias; Leu, Thomas; Betz, Regina,

2020.

How do firms respond to a rising carbon tax? [paper].

In:

25th EAERE Annual Conference, online, 23 June - 3 July 2020.
Fauceglia, Dario; Leu, Thomas; Müller, Tobias,

2019.

How do plants respond to a rising carbon tax? : empirical evidence on energy consumption and emissions [paper].

In:

34th Annual Congress of the European Economic Association & 72nd European Meeting of the Econometric Society, Manchester, United Kingdom, 26-30 August 2019.

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-18378
Leu, Thomas,

2018.

Ex-Post-Evaluation der klimapolitischen Instrumente der Schweiz im Industrie- und Dienstleistungssektor : Referat am Ehemaligentag Angewandte Statistik, Universität Bern, 4. Mai 2018.
Leu, Thomas,

2018.

The impact of the Swiss climate policy instruments on the energy consumption and greenhous gas emissions in the industry and the service sector : evidence from an ex-post evaluation of microdata [paper].

In:

The 5th European Conference on Behaviour and Energy Efficiency, Zurich, 5-7 September 2018.
Betz, Regina; Leu, Thomas; Schleiniger, Reto,

2015.

Disentangling the Effects of Swiss Energy and Climate Policies.

SML Working Paper

; 5.

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-1009
Leu, Thomas,

2014.

Energy and environmental markets [poster].

In:

SML Research Colloquium, Winterthur, 31. Oktober 2014.
Krauskopf, Patrick; Müller, Christian; Leu, Thomas,

2013.

Effizienzanalyse Mehrmarken- vs. Einmarkenvertrieb.

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-979
Münch, Peter; Müller, Christian; Krauskopf, Patrick; Leu, Thomas,

2012.

Wettbewerbssituation im Schweizer Automobilgewerbe (Berichtsjahre 2008 – 2011): Rechtliche und ökonomische Analyse der Kfz-Bekanntmachung (2008-2011) – Voraussichtliche Marktauswirkungen bei Wegfall der Kfz-Bekanntmachung sowie bei Übernahme des EU-Wettbewerbsrecht (ab 2013).

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-982
Münch, Peter; Müller, Christian; Krauskopf, Patrick; Leu, Thomas; Ziese, Hella; Scheidegger, Dennis Reto; Babey, Fabio; Meili, Simon,

2012.

Wettbewerbssituation im Schweizer Automobilgewerbe (Berichtsjahre 2008-2011) : Rechtliche und ökonomische Analyse der Kfz-Bekanntmachung (2008-2011) - Voraussichtliche Markt-Auswirkungen bei Wegfall der Kfz-Bekanntmachung sowie bei Übernahme des EU-Wettbewerbsrechts (ab 2013).

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-84
Jans, Armin; Graf, Silvio; Leu, Thomas,

2011.

Aktuelle Herausforderungen auf dem Wohnungsmarkt : Studie im Auftrag der SP-Fraktion der Bundesversammlung.

Winterthur:

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

Available from: https://www.zhaw.ch/storage/sml/institute-zentren/fwp/Studien/Studie_Wohnungsknappheit.pdf

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

Leu, Thomas; Eberle, Armin,

2023.

Taxes versus targets : an empirical analysis of two policy instruments on greenhouse gas mitigation in the industry and service sector.

In:

AlpEnForCe Energieforschungsgespräche, Disentis, Switzerland, 25-27 January 2023.

Available from: https://www.alpenforce.com/sites/default/files/2023-02/Leu_Taxes_Targets.pdf
Fauceglia, Dario; Leu, Thomas; Müller, Tobias; Betz, Regina,

2023.

How do firms respond to a rising carbon tax?.

In:

Annual Congress of the Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES/SGVS), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 29-30 June 2023.
Leu, Thomas,

2022.

Taxes versus targets : an empirical analysis of two policy instruments on greenhouse gas mitigation in the industry and service sector.

In:

Energy Evaluation Europe 2022 Conference, Paris, France, 28-30 September 2022.

Available from: https://energy-evaluation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/eee2022-presentation-leu.pdf
Leu, Thomas,

2019.

Trading costs in the EU emissions trading system : estimations and explanations: evidence from EUTL data.

In:

11h SAEE Student Chapter Workshop, ETH Zürich, 11. Oktober 2019.
Leu, Thomas,

2018.

A comparative analysis of trading costs in the first and the third phase of the EU ETS : estimation and explanations: evidence from CITL/EUTL data.

In:

10th SAEE Student Chapter Workshop, ETH Zürich, 23. November 2018.
Leu, Thomas,

2018.

Empirical evaluation of the impact of the Swiss climate policy mix on energy consumption and emissions in the service and industry sector.

In:

Research Colloquium 2018, Winterthur, 23. Mai 2018.
Leu, Thomas; Müller, Tobias,

2018.

What is the effect of the Swiss climate policy mix on the energy consumption and emissions of firms in the industry and service sector?.

In:

ODYSSEE-MURE National Workshop on Energy Efficiency in Europe, Bern (Switzerland), 29 May 2018.

Available from: https://www.zhaw.ch/storage/sml/institute-zentren/cee/upload/4_Effects_of_Swiss_Climate_Policy_Mix.pdf
Leu, Thomas,

2015.

Disentangling the effects of Swiss energy and climate policies.

In:

SML Research Colloquium, Winterthur, 1. Oktober 2015.

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