The paper aims at explaining empirically the diffusion of E-commerce based on two largescale sample surveys conducted in the Swiss economy. The paper adds to previous work in two ways: firstly, we estimate separate models for E-selling and E-purchasing, and, secondly, we distinguish between...

Over the last few decades, inequality has been decreasing sharply between countries. However, a person’s country of birth still determines more than half the differences in his or her income. This publication puts the spotlight on the catalyst behind inequality. It argues that the...