Diese Dissertation befasst sich mit dem veränderten Wesen internationalen Handels und internationaler Handelspolitik, im Hinblick auf die Implikationen für Firmen und den Arbeitsmarkt. Sie besteht aus drei Kapiteln. Kapitel 1 erforscht die Auswirkungen des Mutual Recognition Agreements (MRA)...

Macroeconomic data are indispensable for modern governance, yet it is often unclear how reliable these data are. The production process of macroeconomic data inside the statistical offices is often not very transparent for the general public. Bystanders usually have no choice but to take for...

In this study we investigated the determinants (a) of the propensity of Swiss firms to train apprentices and (b) of the intensity of apprentice training as measured by the employment share of apprentices. Innovation, firm age and competition conditions on the product market are possible...

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...