Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2018 ; 2018ECO016.
This thesis explores the role of different measures of proximity on some topics related to international trade. We focus on how institutional setting (institutional proximity) and network structure (cognitive and social proximity) influence the geography of international trade. In the first chapter, we extend the results of Rose and Spiegel (2011) and the findings by Bista (2017) proposing a...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2014 ; 2014ECO008.
The thesis focuses on labour market flexibility, security and complexity. The research is divided into three chapters: two of the chapters specifically relate to perceived security, flexibility and job satisfaction, using data from the longitudinal Swiss Household Panel (SHP), while the last investigates labour market programs and their impact on a regional labour market. The first essay...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2004 ; 2004ECO003.
Elemento centrale della presente tesi é la comprensione dei fattori che guidano le imprese nelle scelte concernenti il trasferimento dei propri prodotti nello spazio e nel tempo. La motivazione alla base del lavoro é la convinzione che la modellizzazione del trasporto merci oggi non rifletta il comportamento effettivo delle imprese in modo soddisfacente. Una seconda motivazione della...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2018 ; 2018ECO001.
This dissertation focuses on the role of psychological factors, particularly attitudes, in determining individual behavior in transportation and proposes procedures and methods to improve the measurement of psychological variables to be used in choice modeling. The thesis is divided into three chapters containing a methodological section, showing the innovation of the econometrics steps, and...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2006 ; 2006ECO002.
This work deals with the economic dimension of two multi-disciplinary phenomena: innovation and the absence of agglomeration. Their common scientific field is certainly expressed by the so-called regional economy, which joins the economic science with other non economic disciplines such as geography, sociology and institutionalism. While the literature about agglomeration's positive effects on...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2007 ; 2007ECO004.
The location of Switzerland in the center of Europe without being member of the European Union implies that wages can be greatly influenced by trans-border labor markets which are of different relevance for various regions. Moreover, since 1st June 2002 the Swiss labor market is experiencing a transition period where the Free Movement of Persons between Switzerland and the European Union member...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2012 ; 2012ECO001.
The thesis focuses on the determinants of immigrant self-employment rates and self-employment transitions. The research is divided into three chapters. The focus of the first essay is on the effects of group characteristics and market conditions on self-employment propensity of immigrants. The results show that group characteristics such as linguistic ability and time elapsed since...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2013 ; 2013ECO003.
Ethnic pluralism and its increasing trend across European countries has sparked the debate on residential segregation, a phenomenon that has various repercussions at economic, social and urban dimensions of modern societies. Two main segregation drivers are argued to be at the basis of ethnic clustering: preferences and constrains, first leading to voluntary and second to involuntary segregation...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2020 ; 2020ECO012.
This thesis contributes to the International Economics by considering how the openness of an economy and the linkages with other countries matter for the local economic growth. The first strength and the fil rouge of this study is the use of the economic complexity as a measure to identify the strategic sectors that generate larger spillovers and benefits to the economy. Secondly, the use of...
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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2020 ; 2020ECO004.
This thesis contributes to labour economics by considering a wide range of factors influencing career paths, transitions to self- employment and duration in entrepreneurship. In the past literature, several studies have analysed labour market outcomes, transitions and durations. Nevertheless, there is the need of knowing more about the influence of individual and background characteristics on...
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