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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 …

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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 …

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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...

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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 …

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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...

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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...

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Training propensity of start-ups in Switzerland: A study based on data for the start-up cohort 1996 - 97

Arvanitis, Spyros; Stucki, Tobias - 2008

This study is based on data of a cohort of Swiss firms that were founded in 1996/97. In the year 2000 data were collected by means of a postal survey among those firms, which still existed by that time. In 2003 and 2006 two further surveys were conducted among the participants of the respective...

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What determines the innovation capability of firm founders?

Arvanitis, Spyros; Stucki, Tobias - 2010

Innovative start-ups, not start-ups in general, seem to be important drivers of economic growth. However, little is known about how such firms look like. As activities of start-ups are strongly related to firm founders, we investigate this question focusing on the innovation capability of firm...

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The impact of ICT usage, workplace organisation and human capital on the provision of apprenticeship training. a firm-level analysis based on Swiss panel data

Hollenstein, Heinz; Stucki, Tobias - 2008

Firstly, we investigated the determinants of a) the propensity of Swiss firms to provide apprenticeship training, and b) the intensity of training (measured by the employment share of apprentices). We primarily were interested in the relevance as explanatory factors of the three constituent...

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