Efficiency and Productivity Analysis

You would like to understand your cost structure, benchmark efficiency or measure productivity. We support you with informative cost analysis, benchmarking, and performance measurement:

Cost structure assessment. We quantitatively assess your cost structure, identify cost drivers, compute economies of scale, scope and density and highlight how you can take advantage of it.

Internal benchmarking. Using state-of-the-art econometric methods, we evaluate the efficiency of your production units.

Competitive benchmarking. We identify best practices in your sector and advise you on how to improve your efficiency.

Productivity measurement. We measure productivity based on econometric methods, Malmquist or Törnqvist-Indexes.

Contact

Urs Trinkner

Dr. Urs Trinkner

Urs Trinkner is the Managing Director of Swiss Economics and Lecturer at the University of Zurich.

Andreas Stritt

Andreas Stritt is an Economist with Swiss Economics.

Selected Projects

What are the main cost drivers for electricity distribution grids in light of the continued expansion of renewables and the increase in decentralized storage and loads? How efficient will German grid operators be in the 2026 solar year?

Green meadow with power line

At what level should the general productivity factor (Xgen) for German gas and electricity networks in the fifth regulatory period (RP5) be set?

Pille und Thermometer

Analysis of the Economic Impact of the Popular Initiative “Yes to Secure Medical Care (Ja zur medizinischen Versorgungssicherheit)” and the Federal Council’s Direct Counter-Proposal.

 

Bookshelf with books

Does expanding the dataset create a pull effect in the SFA?

How should an international efficiency comparison of European gas transmission system operators be organized in light of the energy transition?

Landscape with lake, mountains and vineyard

How efficient is Canton Vaud's administration compared with other cantons?

chain

Which economic structure is best suited for the blockchain interoperability protocol?

small growing plant

How resource and energy efficient are different DLT applications?

Hand holding a pen

Are the processes of a federal office adequately organised?

Operating theatre

How could benchmarking be implemented in the hospital sector?

Logistics

How should the system for the new regulatory period for the Austrian gas distribution networks be defined?

Man and excavator

Have German gas and electricity networks become more productive? At what level should the Xgen be set for the fourth regulatory period?

Power transmission lines at sunrise

How efficient are German transmission system operators (TSOs)?

Power lines at sunrise

How efficient are European electricity and gas transmission system operators?

Power transmission line from below

What are the main cost drivers of power grids? How efficient are German distribution system operators (DSOs)?

Cover of the study Effectiveness_and_Costs_Corona_measures

How effective are non-pharmaceutical measures in containing the coronavirus and how high are the costs of specific measures?

Disinfectant and mask

How effective are non-pharmaceutical measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus?

Blizzards on the airfield

What are the relevant cost drivers of gas pipelines? How efficient are the German gas transmission operators in the photo year 2020?

Calculator

What costs and benefits are associated with the introduction of new regulations?

Can regulatory benchmarking contribute to "Better Regulation"?

Power transmission lines at sunrise

How do increases in decentralized power affect the cost of local power grids? How high is the efficiency of German distribution system operators (DSOs)?

Power lines at sunrise

How efficient are European electricity and gas transmission system operators (TSOs)?

Man and excavator

What are the relevant cost drivers of gas pipelines? How efficient are the German gas transmission operators (TSOs) in the base year 2015?

Blizzards on the airfield

How efficient are European gas transmission system operators (TSOs)?

Publications

Expert Report commissioned by SECO

Report on behalf of Bundesnetzagentur

Power transmission line from below

Expert report commissioned by the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur).

Gutachten im Auftrag der Bundesnetzagentur

Solarpanels

Gutachten im Auftrag der Bundesnetzagentur

Aircraft starting

Report on behalf of Autorité de régulation des transports

Airport, Aircraft

Report on behalf of Autorité de régulation des transports

Blizzards on the airfield

Expert report on behalf of Bundesnetzagentur

Die Volkswirtschaft, 6/2019, S. 4-7.

Aircraft in the air

Report for the Commission for Aviation Regulation

Power lines at sunrise

Report on behalf of Bundesnetzagentur

Power transmission line from below

Umweltschutz der Wirtschaft, issue 4/18-19, p. 33-34

Moss with power lines

Expert report on behalf of the Austrian Economic Chamber (WKÖ)

Man and excavator

Report for Bundesnetzagentur

Power transmission lines in the fog

Study for Bundesnetzagentur

Operating theatre

Pharmaceutical Dialogue, No 32, 4

empty letter

In: Heightening Competition in the Postal and Delivery Sector, edited by M.A. Crew and P.R. Kleindorfer. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar