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The R-word index for Switzerland

Iselin, David; Siliverstovs, Boriss - 2012

In a pioneering attempt we present the R(ecession)-word index for Switzerland. We evaluate its predictive ability of …

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The R-Word Index for Switzerland

Iselin, David - 2012

In this study we construct the R(ecession)-word index for Switzerland. To the best of our knowledge, this has never …

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Anmerkungen zur Schuldenbremse

Müller, Christian - 2003

Volk und Stände der Schweiz beschlossen 2001, den absoluten Schuldenstand des Staates im Konjunkturverlauf zu begrenzen … eine gewisse Flexibilität, die die Erfahrungen der Schweiz für eine Reform des Stabilitätspaktes interessant erscheinen …

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Using newspapers for tracking the business cycle: A comparative study for Germany and Switzerland

Iselin, David; Siliverstovs, Boriss - 2013

constructed for Germany and Switzerland. We use these indices in order to track the business cycle dynamics in these two countries … Switzerland. Third, we show that the RWI-based forecasts are more accurate than the consensus forecasts (published by Consensus … Economics Inc.) for Switzerland, whereas we reach the opposite conclusion for Germany. In fact, the accuracy of the consensus …

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The speed of adjustment to demand shocks: A Markov-chain measurement using micro panel data

Müller, Christian; Köberl, Eva - 2007

In this paper we measure the speed at which firms adjust to demand shocks using individual firm data. Identification of shocks is achieved by a combination of quantitative and qualitative judgments on capacity utilisation in micro survey data. A novel feature of our approach is the distinction...

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Catching a floating treasure: A genuine ex-ante forecasting experiment in real time

Müller, Christian; Köberl, Eva Maria - 2012

Forecasting real economic activity poses a considerable challenge not only due to hard-to-predict events like the current financial crisis but also due to the fact that targeted variables often undergo significant revisions after their first publication. In this paper we report the results of a...

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Exploration or exploitation of knowledge from universities: Does it make a difference?

Arvanitis, Spyridon; Wörter, Martin - 2012

In a first step, we developed based on existing theoretical and empirical literature a series of hypotheses with respect to the relative importance of possible determinants of exploration and exploitation of knowledge in collaboration with universities and tested them on Swiss firm data. In a...

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Impact of external knowledge acquisition strategies on innovation: A comparative study based on Dutch and Swiss panel data

Arvanitis, Spyridon; Lokshin, Boris; Mohnen, Pierre; … - 2013

There is growing evidence that firms increasingly adopt open innovation practices. In this paper we investigate the impact of two such external knowledge acquisition strategies, buy and cooperate, on firm's product innovation performance. Taking a direct (productivity) approach, we test for...

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The choice of foreign locations of Swiss MNEs

Arvanitis, Spyridon; Hollenstein, Heinz; Stucki, Tobias - 2012

In this paper, the parent firms' choice of FDI locations is analyzed based on a unique firm-level dataset for Swiss MNEs. The data allows a detailed characterization of parent companies, their foreign subsidiaries and the two-way trade flows between parent companies and foreign affiliates. In...

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How Swiss small- and medium-sized firms assess the performance impact of mergers and acquisitions

Arvanitis, Spyridon; Stucki, Tobias - 2012

While previous studies on mergers and acquisitions (M&As) mostly relied on large firms, our study is based on a sample that includes all Swiss M&As that took place in the period 2006-2008, mostly of which have been SMEs. We investigate the firm characteristics that determine the innovation and...

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