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D-MTEC experts address issues of society, the economy, and business. The D-MTEC Media Update lists their recent articles, interviews, and commentaries. Stefan Feuerriegel and his team investigate how well coronavirus measures perform, compared to each other. In two commentaries, labour market specialist Michael Siegenthaler focuses on labour policies and warns about potential unemployment rise and enforced work.

D-MTEC experts address issues of society, the economy, and business. The D-MTEC Media Update lists their recent articles, interviews, and commentaries. Yngve Abrahamsen, economist at KOF Swiss Economic Institute, expects that Switzerland has to face a shortfall of tax revenues worth billions.

Torbjørn Netland, Professor for Production and Operations Management at D-MTEC, has received the 2020 Shingo Research Award for his research on the S-curve theory of lean implementation. He shares the prize with Kasra Ferdows of Georgetown University, Washington D.C. This is the second time Torbjørn Netland has won this prestigious award.

D-MTEC experts address issues of society, the economy, and business. The D-MTEC Media Update lists their recent articles, interviews, and commentaries. Are short-time work and loans enough to deal with the corona crisis? Jan-Egbert Sturm, Head of KOF Swiss Economic Institute, proposes non-repayable financial support for SMEs. In other news, Robert Finger, Professor for Agricultural Economics and Policy, backs the Bernese initiative to promote organic farming.

D-MTEC experts address issues of society, the economy, and business. The D-MTEC Media Update lists their recent articles, interviews, and commentaries. This week: résumé of three weeks economic hardship and social distancing, perspectives on working and living in a postcorona world, as well as a call on a global solution for the ventilator shortage.