Um den Standortvorteil des Föderalismus auch für die Zukunft zu sichern, braucht es eine Modernisierung desselben. Geklärt werden muss der Umgang mit den Transferleistungen zwischen den Kantonen und die Aufgabentrennung zwischen Bund und Kantonen. Eine weitergehende Dezentralisierung könnte...

We examine the determinants of overeducation in Switzerland - an economy generally characterised by excess qualified labor demand. We define those who are overeducated more precisely, and include in our sample only those who work in occupations relating to their educational background. Failing...

This paper examines the macroeconomic effects of an oil price shock in a small open industrial economy without oil resources, namely, Switzerland. First, we test whether oil price shocks Granger-cause Swiss macroeconomic variables, and use a medium-scale macroeconometric model to track the...

In their introduction to the special issue of the Review of Economic Dynamics on "Great Depressions of the 20th Century" (Vol. 5, 2002), Timothy J. Kehoe and Edward C. Prescott argue that in the last few years "great depressions" have hit two rich countries: New Zealand and Switzerland. We...

Over the last few decades, inequality has been decreasing sharply between countries. However, a person’s country of birth still determines more than half the differences in his or her income. This publication puts the spotlight on the catalyst behind inequality. It argues that the...