We compile a ranking of the research output of all Nobel Laureates in economics using the Handelsblatt methodology and compare the outcome to the Handelsblatt ranking of economists in the Germanspeaking area. Our analysis focuses on whether the overall rating scores of the Nobel Laureates are...

We compile a ranking of the research output of all Nobel Laureates in economics using the Handelsblatt methodology and compare the outcome to the Handelsblatt ranking of economists in the German speaking area. Our analysis focuses on whether the overall rating scores of the Nobel Laureates are...

We compile a ranking of the research output of all Nobel Laureates in economics using the Handelsblatt methodology and compare the outcome to the Handelsblatt ranking of economists in the Germanspeaking area. Our analysis focuses on whether the overall rating scores of the Nobel Laureates are...

Analysing a comprehensive panel dataset of economists working at Austrian, German, and Swiss universities, we investigate how the local environment influences a scientist's research productivity. The research environment varies if a scientist joins another department or if the characteristics of...

Analysing a comprehensive panel dataset of economists working at Austrian, German, and Swiss universities, we investigate how the local environment influences a scientist's research productivity. The research environment varies if a scientist joins another department or if the characteristics of...

German Abstract: In ihrer Studie «Der bilaterale Weg – eine ökonomische Bestandsaufnahme» untersucht die KOF in acht Kapiteln die wirtschaftlichen Auswirkungen der bilateralen Abkommen («Bilaterale») mit der Europäischen Union. Im Fokus steht dabei das Personenfreizügigkeitsabkommen...

Based on 39,791 rental contracts from 2,438 residential properties in the Swiss real estate market, we study how a property’s CO2 emissions affect net rental values. We use a novel measure of operational carbon emissions which relies on various parameters related to the sustainability and...