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Im vorliegenden Artikel werden die aktuellen Diskussionen um die Revision des Sorgerechts und des Kindesunterhalts in der Schweiz diskurspsychologisch untersucht. Konkret lassen sich in den untersuchten Dokumenten vier interpretative Repertoires identifizieren: Egalität, Kindeswohl, Ungleichheit von Mutter und Vater und individuelle familiäre Lösungen. Zwischen diesen Repertoires…

Die Sicherheit in Supply Chains spielt eine bedeutende Rolle. In
der Schweiz zählen produzierende Unternehmen sowie der Logistik-
und Transportsektor zu den sechs Branchen, die am stärksten von Wirtschaftskriminalität betroffen sind. Eine Erhebung unter 166 Schweizer Industrie- und Handelsunternehmen sowie Logistikdienstleistern im Rahmen der Logistikmarktstudie Schweiz,…

Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) involve several abnormal imaging patterns observed in computed tomography (CT) images. Accurate classification of these patterns plays a significant role in precise clinical decision making of the extent and nature of the diseases. Therefore it is important for developing automated pulmonary computer-aided detection (CAD) systems. Conventionally, this…

Structural models for forward electricity prices are of great relevance nowadays, given the major structural changes in the market due to the increase of renewable energy in the production mix. In this study, we aim at understanding the dynamics of the risk premium (the drift in the dynamics) and the noise (non-Gaussian, stochastic volatility) in futures prices for electricity. We…

The US financial crisis and the later eurozone crisis have substantially impacted capital flows into and out of financial centers like Switzerland. We focus on the pattern of capital flows involving the Swiss banking industry. We first rely on balance-of-payment statistics and show that net banking inflows rose during the acute phases of the crises, albeit with a contrasting pattern…

According to economic theory, the intertemporal budget constraint of households implies that a permanent increase in wealth should have a positive effect on consumer spending. Given the comparatively strong increase in Swiss household wealth over the past few years, the question of the extent to which changes in wealth influence expenditures of households has become of special…

Foreign economic activity is a major determinant of export development. This paper presents an indicator for now- and forecasting exports, which is based on survey data that captures foreign economic perspectives. We construct an indicator by weighting foreign PMIs of main trading partners with their respective export shares. For two very trade exposed countries (Germany and…