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Decoding the Circular Economy Job Market in the EU: A Quantitative and Comparative Analysis
ABSTRACT The circular economy (CE) is increasingly promoted as a pathway to sustainable development, yet systematic evidence on the structure of the CE labor market remains limited. Little is known about how CE‐related job opportunities are distributed across countries, which job characteristics dominate this market, and how such patterns compare with ...
Pavlos Fafalios +2 more
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Prevalence of overweight and obesity in the Swiss population
Introduction: The latest data on prevalence of overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) in the general Swiss resident population rely on the Swiss Health Survey (SHS), a telephonic interview performed in 2007.
Forni, V. +4 more
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ABSTRACT Sustainable consumption (SC) has become a critical pillar in advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This study delves into the interdisciplinary literature on SC and the SDGs to develop a comprehensive framework.
Guneet Chawla +4 more
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The Long-run Performance of Seasoned Equity Offerings with rights evidence from the Swiss Market [PDF]
We examine the long-run performance of firms that offer seasoned equity on the Swiss market. Swiss firms use offerings with rights to raise new equity and they can issue three types of securities.
Michel DUBOIS, Pierre JEANNERET
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ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of EU Directive 2014/95/EU (NFRD) on the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance of EU‐listed companies, focusing on variations across ESG dimensions and national institutional contexts. Using a dataset of 19,036 observations from 2010 to 2022, we apply a time‐varying Difference‐in‐Differences ...
Yuqing Xiao, Antonio Somoza
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Development of Direct Democracy in Swiss Cantons between 1997 and 2003 [PDF]
This paper describes institutions of direct democracy between 1997 and 2003 in 26 Swiss cantons (states), specifically the statutory initiative and referendum, the constitutional initiative, and the fiscal referendum.
Fischer, Justina AV
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ABSTRACT We study how environmental innovation shapes investor expectations. We propose two mechanisms through which sustained improvements in environmental innovation may influence these expectations: non‐pecuniary investor preferences and risk mitigation.
Ellen Pei‐yi Yu +3 more
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ABSTRACT Sustainability certifications are increasingly embedded in the governance and competitiveness of the wine sector, yet their strategic role remains under‐theorised. This study conceptualises certifications as multidimensional strategic mechanisms and conducts a comparative analysis of 50 schemes used in the global wine industry.
Alexy Apolo‐Romero +2 more
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Strategic Tax Competition in Switzerland: Evidence from a Panel of the Swiss Cantons [PDF]
Tax competition is discussed as a source of inefficiency in international taxation and in fiscal federalism. Two preconditions for the existence of such effects of tax competition are that mobile factors locate or reside in jurisdictions with – ceteris ...
Lars P. Feld, Emmanuelle Reulier
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ABSTRACT The agri‐food sector, most notably intensive livestock production, stands as a major driver of climate change, prompting a shift towards plant‐based alternative protein production and consumption. Such protein transition is widely recognised as central to the development of an environmentally sustainable food economy.
Francesca Monticone, Antonella Samoggia
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