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Banking in Switzerland

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. Niklaus Blattner

    1. Labour and Industrial Economics Research Unit (LIU), Basel, Switzerland

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  2. Hans Genberg

    1. International Centre for Monetary and Banking Studies (ICMB), Geneva 21, Switzerland

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  3. Alexander Swoboda

    1. Graduate Institute of International Studies (IUHEI), Geneva 21, Switzerland

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Part of the book series: Studies in Contemporary Economics (CONTEMPORARY)

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Table of contents (8 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Niklaus Blattner, Hans Genberg, Alexander Swoboda
      Pages 1-3

  3. Performance, Costs and Efficiency of Banking in Switzerland

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Measuring the Performance of Banks: Conceptual Problems and Results for Switzerland (1987 – 1991)

      • Matthias Wirth
      Pages 7-57

    3. Explaining the Performance of Swiss Banks from 1987 to 1990

      • Urs Haegler, Matthias Jeger
      Pages 59-102

    4. Economies of Scale and Scope and Inefficiencies in Swiss Banking

      • George Sheldon, Urs Haegler
      Pages 103-142

  4. The Attractiveness of Switzerland for Foreign Banks

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
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    2. Explaining the Presence of Foreign Financial Intermediaries in Switzerland

      • Thomas Helbling
      Pages 145-201

  5. The Swiss Stock Markets

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. The Effects of Foreign Competition on Stock Markets: SEAQ International vs. Switzerland

      • Thomas Helbling
      Pages 205-260

  6. The International Market for Bank Deposits and Bonds

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261
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    2. The Swiss Share in International Markets for Bank Deposits and Bonds

      • Ulrich Camen
      Pages 263-301

  7. The Swiss Financial Sector at the Turn of the Century

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 303-303
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    2. Banking Policy and Regulation in Switzerland: Summary and Implications of Two Years of Research

      • Niklaus Blattner, Hans Genberg, Alexander Swoboda
      Pages 305-326

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 327-331
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About this book

Oliver Landmann Nobody needs to be convinced of the importance of banking for the Swiss economy. The financial sector grew well above average in the past decade and now accounts for almost 10 % of GDP. Compared to the economy-wide average, it creates more than double as much value added per employee and it is a major contributor to Swiss ex­ port revenues. But this is no cause for complacency. The industry is subjf:ct to rapid change as the competitive climate has become rougher nationally and internationally. Major structural weaknesses have corne to the surface which raise serious questions about the extent of the required structural adjustments. Thus, banking was an ideal candidate for a major case study in the framework of the National Research Programme No. 28 which is devoted to Switzerland's external economic challenges. The programme was commissioned by the Swiss government and is carried out by the Swiss National Science Foundation. The research project on the fmancial sector was directed by Professors Niklaus Blattner, Hans Genberg and Alexander Swoboda who assembled a team of research economists from the Graduate Institute of International Studies, the International Centre for Monetary and Banking Studies (both at Geneva) and the Labour and Industrial Economics Research Unit at the University of Basel. This joint research effort has yielded an impressive crop of descriptive data, analytical insights and policy-oriented conclusions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Labour and Industrial Economics Research Unit (LIU), Basel, Switzerland

    Niklaus Blattner

  • International Centre for Monetary and Banking Studies (ICMB), Geneva 21, Switzerland

    Hans Genberg

  • Graduate Institute of International Studies (IUHEI), Geneva 21, Switzerland

    Alexander Swoboda

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Banking in Switzerland

  • Editors: Niklaus Blattner, Hans Genberg, Alexander Swoboda

  • Series Title: Studies in Contemporary Economics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-51516-3

  • Publisher: Physica Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-7908-0735-6Published: 29 November 1993

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-51516-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1431-8806

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 329

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: International Economics, R & D/Technology Policy

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