Università della Svizzera italiana

Teaching architecture : Peter Zumthor and the foundations of composition

De Conti Lorentz, Rafael ; Angonese, Walter (Dir.) ; Rakowitz, Gundula (Codir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2021 ; 2021ARC003.

In 1996, the newly founded Academy of Architecture of Mendrisio invited Peter Zumthor to be the professor in charge of one of the school’s first three design studios. What took form from that was a singular educational experience, conducted by Zumthor as a didactic project spanning a three-year period - the academic years of 1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99 - and comprehending a sequence of 19...

Università della Svizzera italiana

Policy evaluation: labour market liberalization, unemployment and second home construction : Evidence from Switzerland

Stricker, Luzius ; Maggi, Rico (Dir.)

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2020 ; 2020ECO010.

This thesis is composed of three different chapters focusing on labour market policies, unemployment and the construction industry. The analyses aim to contribute to the microeconomic theory, proving three different concepts of externally caused variations, affecting both, the labour market equilibrium and the production function. In detail, the first part analyses the employment effects of...

Haute Ecole de Gestion & Tourisme

Analyse macroéconomique du secteur de la construction en Valais de 1997 à 2014

Garanito Freitas, Mauricio ; Loubier, Jean-Christophe (Dir.)

Mémoire de bachelor : Haute Ecole de Gestion & Tourisme, 2017.

De nos jours, l’économie suisse se porte mieux que celle des pays voisins et que d’autres grandes économies occidentales telles que la France ou l’Italie. Le PIB et le taux de chômage illustrent la meilleure situation helvétique, qui a engendré une croissance démographique en majeure partie due à l’immigration. Cette situation a créé une forte progression au niveau du marché...

Università della Svizzera italiana

Highway to economic growth? : Competition in public works tenders in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Galletta, Sergio ; Jametti, Mario ; Redonda, Agustin

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is one of the poorest countries in the World. The construction sector will play an essential part to bring the country on the path of economic growth, and competition within the sector is crucial to achieve this goal. In this paper we analyze the effect of competition in public works tenders in the DRC. Using a unique and newly assembled database on...