This paper analyzes the effect of public and private third-party funds on the effciency of departments of Swiss public research institutions. Estimating an output distance function assuming that labor is used to produce master students and scientific publications, we find no statistically...

In recent decades, the European postal industry has undergone profound reforms, which aim to promote competition while simultaneously maintaining a high level of universal services for consumers. It is often put forth that market opening and the emergence of competition will foster innovation in...

The strength of product market competition plays an important role in ensuring dynamic economic growth. This paper examines product market competition and its link with economic performance in Switzerland whose growth has been weaker than in most OECD countries since 1980. It shows that...

Spendenfinanzierte NPO sehen sich einem zunehmenden Konkurrenzkampf um Spendengelder ausgesetzt. Damit gehen steigende Fundraisingkosten einher, insbesondere bei der Spendergewinnung. Der Aufbau und die Pflege von Spenderbeziehungen werden somit zu zentralen Erfolgskriterien im Fundraising, wie...