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The R-word index for Switzerland
Iselin, David; Siliverstovs, Boriss - 2012
In a pioneering attempt we present the R(ecession)-word index for Switzerland. We evaluate its predictive ability of …
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The R-Word Index for Switzerland
Iselin, David - 2012
In this study we construct the R(ecession)-word index for Switzerland. To the best of our knowledge, this has never …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013104620
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Using newspapers for tracking the business cycle: A comparative study for Germany and Switzerland
Iselin, David; Siliverstovs, Boriss - 2013
constructed for Germany and Switzerland. We use these indices in order to track the business cycle dynamics in these two countries … Switzerland. Third, we show that the RWI-based forecasts are more accurate than the consensus forecasts (published by Consensus … Economics Inc.) for Switzerland, whereas we reach the opposite conclusion for Germany. In fact, the accuracy of the consensus …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319719
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From knowledge to added value: A comparative, panel-data analysis of the innovation value chain in Irish and Swiss manufacturing firms
Roper, Stephen; Arvanitis, Spyros - 2009
Ireland and Switzerland. Both economies are small, very open and depend significantly on innovation to maintain competitive … advantage. In recent years, however, R&D and innovation growth in Ireland has been markedly stronger than that in Switzerland …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285823
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Do Mergers and Acquisitions Affect the Performance of Acquiring Firms? Evidence for Swiss Small- and Medium-Sized Firms
Arvanitis, Spyros - 2012
This paper investigates the post-merger performance effects of merger and acquisitions (M&As). Our study is based on a representative sample that includes all Swiss M&As that took place in the period 2006–2008. In contrast to previous studies in this field most of our M&As took place between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013099271
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How Swiss Small- and Medium-Sized Firms Assess the Performance Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions
Arvanitis, Spyros - 2012
While previous studies on mergers and acquisitions (M&As) mostly relied on large firms, our study is based on a sample that includes all Swiss M&As that took place in the period 2006–2008, mostly of which have been SMEs. We investigate the firm characteristics that determine the innovation and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013100425
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The Choice of Foreign Locations of Swiss MNEs : An Analysis Based on Firm Data
Arvanitis, Spyros - 2012
In this paper, the parent firms' choice of FDI locations is analyzed based on a unique firm-level dataset for Swiss MNEs. The data allows a detailed characterization of parent companies, their foreign subsidiaries and the two-way trade flows between parent companies and foreign affiliates. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013100437
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The Impact of Venture Capital on the Persistence of Innovation Activities of Swiss Start-Ups
Arvanitis, Spyros - 2013
-ups. This is done based on a cohort of start-ups that is representative of all firms founded in Switzerland in 1996/97 as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013086078
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How Do Different Motives for R&D Cooperation Affect Firm Performance? An Analysis Based on Swiss Micro Data
Arvanitis, Spyros - 2009
Starting point of our analysis is the empirical fact that firms pursue different goals when getting engaged in R&D collaborations, often more than one goal at the same time. Given that firms are driven by different motives for R&D cooperation, the aim of this article is to investigate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014206161
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Exploration or Exploitation of Knowledge from Universities : Does it Make a Difference?
Arvanitis, Spyros; Woerter, Martin - 2012
In a first step, we developed based on existing theoretical and empirical literature a series of hypotheses with respect to the relative importance of possible determinants of exploration and exploitation of knowledge in collaboration with universities and tested them on Swiss firm data. In a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014163648