1. Financial Market Report Switzerland // 2014

    January 2014

    • Positive Outlook Dampened Only by Stock Markets
    • Analysts Anticipate Positive Inflation
    • Longer-Term Interest Rates Seen Edging Higher
    • EUR/CHF Expected to Remain Stable
    • Anticipation of Tapering Weighing on Stock…
  2. Refereed Journal // 2014

    Pre-empted patents, infringed patents, and firm’s participation in markets for technology

    In recent years, firms have increasingly contributed to and been confronted with a patent landscape characterized by numerous but marginal inventions, overlapping claims and patent fences. As a result, firms…

  3. ZEW-Finanzmarktreport // 2014

    Januar 2014

    • Konjunkturoptimismus setzt sich fort
    • EZB: Konstantes Zinsniveau erwartet
    • USA: Konjunkturerwartungen stark verbessert
    • Japan: Konjunkturlage etwas verbessert
    • Großbritannien: Konjunkturelle Lage erneut freundlicher
    • Sond…
  4. Discussion and Working Paper // 2014

    Trade, Tasks, and Training: The Effect of Offshoring on Individual Skill Upgrading

    We offer a theoretical explanation and empirical evidence for a positive link between increased offshoring and individual skill upgrading. Skill upgrading takes the form of on-thejob training, complementing the…

  5. Refereed Journal // 2014

    Energy Intensity Developments in 40 Major Economies: Structural Change or Technology Improvement?

    This study analyzes energy intensity trends and drivers in 40 major economies using the WIOD database, a novel harmonized and consistent dataset of input-output table time series accompanied by…