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How did Swiss small and medium enterprises weather the COVID-19 pandemic? : evidence from survey data
Nicolas, Christina; Brender, Nathalie; Maradan, David - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 16 (2023) 2, pp. 1-16
(SMEs). The aim of this paper is to empirically study the impact of the COVID-19 sanitary crisis on Swiss SMEs two years … after the onset of the pandemic. Using a sample of 149 SMEs operating in the French-speaking region of Switzerland, we find … future pandemic on SMEs. Additionally, we quantify the impact of closure on SMEs and find that firms having reported to have …
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Vocational education and productivity in the Swiss business sector: An analysis based on firm-level and industry-level panel data
Arvanitis, Spyros; Bolli, Thomas; Wörter, Martin - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280858
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Vocational education and productivity in the Swiss business sector : an analysis based on firm-level and industry-level panel data
Arvanitis, Spyridon; Bolli, Thomas; Wörter, Martin - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008757937
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The Impact of Intellectual Property Protection on MNEs’ Decisions to Invest in Developing Countries : Empirical Evidence from New Swiss Firm-Level FDI Panel Data
Hold, Arno - 2015
This article reviews the impact of intellectual property (IP) protection on foreign direct investment (FDI) by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in developing countries. Applying different panel data techniques to a newly-created comprehensive FDI/IP dataset of 31 Swiss MNEs investing into 53...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013033949
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Swiss CSR-driven business models extending the mainstream or the need for new templates?
Looser, Stéphanie; Wehrmeyer, Walter - In: Corporate ownership & control : international … 13 (2015/2016) 4, pp. 110-121
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011667744
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Ethnic Discrimination in Education: The Swiss Case
Bauer, Philipp; Sheldon, George - 2008
This paper investigates the role that discrimination plays in the educational marginalization of foreign youth commonly observed in European countries with a long guestworker tradition. Economic theory offers two basic explanations for discrimination of this form: taste-based discrimination...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390634
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Sibling Rivalry: A Six Country Comparison
Wolter, Stefan C. - 2003
In this paper we analyse with the PISA data on literacy achievement of fifteen-year-old pupils in six member countries of the OECD, whether the fact of having many siblings affects the individual educational outcome. The hypothesis that we test is whether parents? resources matter for...
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How Different Are Immigrants? : A Cross-Country and Cross-Survey Analysis of Educational Achievement
Schnepf, Sylke Viola - 2004
This paper examines differences in educational achievement between immigrants and natives in ten countries with a high population of immigrant pupils: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the USA. The first step of the analysis shows...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262141
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Sibling Rivalry: A Look at Switzerland with PISA Data
Wolter, Stefan C.; Coradi Vellacott, Maja - 2002
background. Thus, subgroups of the population seem to be confronted with binding budget constraints, although education is free …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010262628
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A caseworker like me: does the similarity between unemployed and caseworker increase job placements?
Behncke, Stefanie; Frölich, Markus; Lechner, Michael - 2008
who belong to the same social group, defined by gender, age, education, and nationality. Based on an unusually informative …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010268853