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Patterns and determinants of international activities: are SMEs different?An empirical analysis based on firm-level data for the Swiss business sector

Hollenstein, Heinz - 2002

activities of Swiss-based firms with special emphasis on differences by size and sector. The pattern we find for SMEs is broadly …, irrespective of firm size, sector and internationalisation strategy (in terms of business functions transferred abroad). However …, we also find important differences by firm size: Location-specific advantages foster international activities only in …

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The decision to adopt internet-based e-commerce: An empirical analysis based on Swiss firm-level data

Hollenstein, Heinz; Wörter, Martin - 2004

The paper aims at explaining empirically the diffusion of E-commerce based on two largescale sample surveys conducted in the Swiss economy. The paper adds to previous work in two ways: firstly, we estimate separate models for E-selling and E-purchasing, and, secondly, we distinguish between...

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Explaining innovative activity in service industries: Micro data evidence for Switzerland

Arvanitis, Spyros - 2002

firm size are the main determinants of a firm's innovative activity. In this paper we applied the same model to analyze …

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The Swiss disease: Facts and artefacts

Abrahamsen, Yngve; Aeppli, Roland; Atukeren, Erdal; … - 2003

In their introduction to the special issue of the Review of Economic Dynamics on Great Depressions of the 20th Century (Vol. 5, 2002), Timothy J. Kehoe and Edward C. Prescott argue that in the last few years great depressions have hit two rich countries: New Zealand and Switzerland. We briefly...

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Growth of new firms: Which factors influence post-entry performance? : An empirical analysis based on Swiss firm data

Marmet, David - 2004

The aim of this study is to shed light on the factors which determine the post-entry performance of new firms. It is often argued that new firms are the driving force of structural changes and sometimes they are even characterized as an engine of economic growth. Nevertheless, the empirical...

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The impact of international organizations on the environment: An empirical analysis

Dreher, Axel; Ramada-Sarasola, Magdalena - 2006

When analyzing the impact of international organizations on the environment, two main issues arise. First, we have to quantify the participation of the organizations on countries they deal with. Second, the environmental impact of this involvement has to be measured. This paper attempts to do...

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The intriguing nexus between corruption and capital account restrictions

Dreher, Axel; Siemers, Lars - 2005

The paper develops a theoretical model showing a mutual relationship between corruption and capital account restrictions. According to the model, higher corruption induces stricter restrictions and vice versa. We test the model using panel data for 112 countries over the period 1984-2002 and...

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The effectiveness of government promotion of advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT): An economic analysis based on Swiss micro data

Arvanitis, Spyros; Hollenstein, Heinz; Lenz, Stephan - 2002

This paper describes the approach applied and the results of an evaluation of the effects of the Swiss government programme to promote the diffusion of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) from 1990 to 1996. The method used is based on specifying and econometrically estimating with firm...

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Finanzielle Entwicklung und wirtschaftliches Wachstum: Eine Mehrwellen-Pfadanalyse

Graff, Michael - 2002

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Innovation und Wettbewerb: Eine Analyse aufgrund von schweizerischen Unternehmensdaten

Arvanitis, Spyros; von Arx, Juliette - 2004

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