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Working Papers

2023

1. Does human capital theory govern the relationship between training provision and the business cycle? Evidence from Switzerland
   French Stata Users' Group Meetings 2023, Stata Users Group View citations (1)

2019

2. Has the relationship between formal education and the formal employment sector in Nepal changed between 1995 and 2014?
   KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich
3. Is Technological Change Really Skills-Biased? Firm-level Evidence of the Complementarities between ICT and Workers' Education
   Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW)
   See also Journal Article Is technological change really skills-biased? Firm-level evidence of the complementarities between ICT and workers' education, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals (2023) (2023)
4. Is Technological Change Really Skills-Biased? Firm-level Evidence of the Complementarities between ICT and Workers’ Education
   KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich
5. The Social Status of Vocational Education and Training in Switzerland
   KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (1)
6. Valuable experience: How internships affect university graduates’ income
   KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (2)

2017

7. Evaluating the Impact of Employment Protection on Firm-Provided Training in an RDD Framework
   KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (3)
   Also in VfS Annual Conference 2015 (Muenster): Economic Development - Theory and Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2015) View citations (3)
8. Meet the need – The role of vocational education and training for the youth labour market
   KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Meet the need – the role of vocational education and training for the youth labour market, Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2016

9. Measuring the Social Status of Education Programmes: Applying a New Measurement to Dual Vocational Education and Training in Switzerland
   KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (4)

2015

10. Comparative Advantages of School and Workplace Environment in Competence Acquisition: Empirical Evidence From a Survey Among Professional Tertiary Education and Training Students in Switzerland
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (2)
11. Vertical Educational Diversity and Innovation Performance
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich
    See also Journal Article Vertical educational diversity and innovation performance, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals (2018) View citations (12) (2018)

2014

12. The Impact of Apprenticeship Training on Personality Traits: An Instrumental Variable Approach
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (1)

2013

13. Job Mobility, Peer Effects, and Research Productivity in Economics
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Job mobility, peer effects, and research productivity in economics, Scientometrics, Springer (2015) View citations (13) (2015)
14. Technological Diversification and Innovation Performance
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich

2012

15. On the Estimation Stability of Efficiency and Economies of Scale in Microfinance Institutions
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (3)

2011

16. Competition and R&D cooperation with universities and competitors
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Competition and R&D cooperation with universities and competitors, The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer (2013) View citations (8) (2013)
17. The Global Production Frontier of Universities
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (1)
18. The dynamics of labor productivity in Swiss universities
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (3)

2009

19. A comparison of firm-level innovation cooperation in five European countries
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (3)
20. Do Competitively Acquired Funds Induce Public Research Institutions to Behave Efficiently?
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (1)
21. Measurement of labor quality growth caused by unobservable characteristics
    Working Papers, Swiss National Bank View citations (1)
    Also in KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Measurement of labour quality growth caused by unobservable characteristics, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) View citations (4) (2012)

2008

22. Measuring growth of labour quality and the quality-adjusted unemployment rate in Switzerland
    Working Papers, Swiss National Bank View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Measuring Growth of Labor Quality and the Quality-Adjusted Unemployment Rate in Switzerland, Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), Duncker & Humblot, Berlin (2009) (2009)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Labor market effects of a dual-VET apprenticeship: Evidence from Nepal
   International Journal of Educational Development, 2025, 117, (C)
2. The Moderating Effect of Firm‐Specificity on the Impact of Unemployment on the Demand for Apprentices: Evidence From Switzerland During COVID19
   LABOUR, 2025, 39, (4), 325-346

2024

3. Working from home is here to stay, but how does it affect workplace learning?
   Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2024, 160, (1), 1-19

2023

4. Complementarities among types of education in affecting firms' productivity
   LABOUR, 2023, 37, (4), 554-591
5. Is technological change really skills-biased? Firm-level evidence of the complementarities between ICT and workers' education
   Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2023, 32, (1), 69-91
   See also Working Paper Is Technological Change Really Skills-Biased? Firm-level Evidence of the Complementarities between ICT and Workers' Education, Economics of Education Working Paper Series (2019) (2019)

2022

6. Decomposing the effects of digitalization on workers’ job satisfaction
   International Review of Economics, 2022, 69, (2), 263-300 View citations (6)

2021

7. Meet the need – the role of vocational education and training for the youth labour market
   Kyklos, 2021, 74, (3), 321-348 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Meet the need – The role of vocational education and training for the youth labour market, KOF Working papers (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
8. Valuable Experience: How University Internships Affect Graduates’ Income
   Research in Higher Education, 2021, 62, (8), 1198-1247

2020

9. Projektion von Kosten und Nutzen für Firmen mit einer dualen Berufslehre in Nepal
   KOF Analysen, 2020, 14, (3), 35-44
10. Technological diversity, uncertainty and innovation performance
    Applied Economics, 2020, 52, (17), 1831-1844 View citations (5)

2019

11. Bedeutung der Digitalisierung in der höheren Berufsbildung
    KOF Analysen, 2019, 13, (2), 38-47

2018

12. Der soziale Status der Berufsbildung in der Schweiz
    KOF Analysen, 2018, 12, (3), 93-101 View citations (1)
13. Komplementarität zwischen verschiedenen Bildungskategorien bei der Bestimmung der Unternehmensproduktivität
    KOF Analysen, 2018, 12, (4), 26-36
14. Vertical educational diversity and innovation performance
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2018, 27, (2), 107-131 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Vertical Educational Diversity and Innovation Performance, KOF Working papers (2015) (2015)

2017

15. Comparative advantages of school and workplace environment in skill acquisition
    Evidence-based HRM, 2017, 5, (1), 6-29
16. Die Rolle der Berufsbildung zur Verbesserung der Lage auf dem Jugendarbeitsmarkt
    KOF Analysen, 2017, 11, (1), 89-102
17. In or Out: How Insourcing Foreign Input Production Affects Domestic Production
    Management International Review, 2017, 57, (6), 879-907 View citations (5)

2016

18. The differential effects of competitive funding on the production frontier and the efficiency of universities
    Economics of Education Review, 2016, 52, (C), 91-104 View citations (32)

2015

19. Job mobility, peer effects, and research productivity in economics
    Scientometrics, 2015, 104, (3), 629-650 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Job Mobility, Peer Effects, and Research Productivity in Economics, KOF Working papers (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
20. The dynamics of productivity in Swiss universities
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2015, 44, (1), 21-38 View citations (4)
21. The impact of institutional student support on graduation rates in US Ph.D. programmes
    Education Economics, 2015, 23, (4), 396-418
22. Welche Kompetenzen sind am wichtigsten und wo können sie am besten erworben werden?
    KOF Analysen, 2015, 9, (4), 31-43

2014

23. Regional differences in the production processes of financial and social outputs of microfinance institutions
    The Economics of Transition, 2014, 22, (3), 461-495 View citations (6)

2013

24. A Comparison of National and International Innovation Cooperation in Five European Countries
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2013, 43, (3), 163-191 View citations (24)
25. Competition and R&D cooperation with universities and competitors
    The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2013, 38, (6), 768-787 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Competition and R&D cooperation with universities and competitors, KOF Working papers (2011) View citations (2) (2011)

2012

26. Measurement of labour quality growth caused by unobservable characteristics
    Applied Economics, 2012, 44, (18), 2297-2308 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Measurement of labor quality growth caused by unobservable characteristics, Working Papers (2009) View citations (1) (2009)
27. Potenziale für Cleantech in der Schweizer Industrie
    KOF Analysen, 2012, 6, (1), 73-92

2011

28. Do competitively acquired funds induce universities to increase productivity?
    Research Policy, 2011, 40, (1), 136-147 View citations (43)

2010

29. Starke Position der Schweizer Wirtschaft im internationalen Innovationswettbewerb
    KOF Analysen, 2010, 4, (1), 87-97 View citations (1)
30. Welche Rolle spielt Asien als Wissensstandort für die Schweizer Wirtschaft?
    KOF Analysen, 2010, 4, (2), 57-71

2009

31. Measuring Growth of Labor Quality and the Quality-Adjusted Unemployment Rate in Switzerland
    Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), 2009, 55, (2), 121-145
    See also Working Paper Measuring growth of labour quality and the quality-adjusted unemployment rate in Switzerland, Working Papers (2008) View citations (3) (2008)