This paper provides a comparative analysis of the new blockchain-based start-up and small companies funding methods, namely, initial coin offerings (ICOs) and security token offerings (STOs) against the backdrop of traditional fundraising methods like venture capital and private equity building...

We empirically test the hypothesis that adolescents' occupational aspirations are more gender-stereotypical if they live in regions where the societal norm towards gender equality is weaker. For our analysis, we combine rich survey data describing a sample of 1,434 Swiss adolescents in 8th grade...

This paper applies a data envelopment analysis (DEA) to study the efficiency and productivity changes in the Swiss cantonal bank sector in the period 2006-2014. The efficiency analysis is conducted by applying the production input-oriented DEA variable returns to scale model in a three-stage...

This thesis is composed of three different chapters focusing on labour market policies, unemployment and the construction industry. The analyses aim to contribute to the microeconomic theory, proving three different concepts of externally caused variations, affecting both, the labour market...

Part I. Introducing the Project -- Introduction -- Founders, Shakers, Prime Movers -- PART II. Governance Practices -- Ownership Structures -- Achieving Ownership Stability -- Boards and Governance -- Part III. Managing for the Long Term -- The Role Played by Management -- Financing the...

Die Bedeutung von Invalidität für die Systeme der sozialen Absicherung hat sich während der Coronakrise verschärft - insbesondere im Bereich der psychischen Erkrankungen. Eine Studie mit exklusiven, vom BSV zur Verfügung gestellten Zahlen zeigt auf, wie die (Wieder-) Eingliederung in den...

Multilokalität ist eine weitverbreitete soziale und ökonomische Praxis, mit deren Hilfe Einzelakteure oder Gruppen die Ressourcenangebote an zwei oder mehr Orten gleichzeitig oder abwechselnd nutzen und dadurch einen Mehrwert bei der Erreichung ihrer Intentionen erzielen können. Eine...

This study is, to the best of our knowledge, the first analysis of apprenticeship supply that allows us to analyse the effects of the shutdowns triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic before, during and after these shutdowns by means of daily searches for vacant apprenticeships. Analysing over 10...