Substituierbarkeitspotenzial beschreibt inwieweit menschliche Arbeit durch digitalisierte Technik grundsätzlich ersetzbar ist. Bereits im Jahr 2015 stellte das IAB fest, dass in kaum einem Beruf der Mensch vollständig durch Technik ersetzbar wäre, jedoch insbesondere manuelle, repetitive...

Das Substituierbarkeitspotenzial ist das Ausmaß, indem menschliche Arbeit durch digitalisierte Technik potenziell ersetzbar wäre. Bereits für das Jahr 2013 stellte das IAB fest, dass in kaum einem Beruf der Mensch vollständig durch Technik ersetzbar wäre, jedoch insbesondere manuelle,...

Firstly, we investigated the determinants of a) the propensity of Swiss firms to provide apprenticeship training, and b) the intensity of training (measured by the employment share of apprentices). We primarily were interested in the relevance as explanatory factors of the three constituent...

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...

This paper attempts to at least partially redress a paucity of current literature on the joint analysis of inter and intra firm diffusion of innovations within as well as across countries. In particular, by using two datasets derived from independent countryspecific surveys, it undertakes an...

The paper investigates empirically the decision of firms to adopt Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) based on a comprehensive specification of a rank model of technology adoption (complemented by epidemic effects) using firm-level data for the Swiss business sector. The explanatory...