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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013104620
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319719
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Comparative Advantages of School and Workplace Environment in Competence Acquisition : Empirical Evidence from a Survey Among Professional Tertiary Education and Training Students...
Bolli, Thomas; Renold, Ursula - 2015
tertiary education and training business administration students and their employers in Switzerland, we find that competences …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014134509
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Competition and R&D cooperation with universities and competitors
Bolli, Thomas; Woerter, Martin - 2011
This paper analyzes the relationship between competition and R&D cooperation with universities and competitors. Our simple model predicts that more competitors reduce the incentives for horizontal cooperation as it diminishes the gains from collusion. Assuming that the value of synergies and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277764
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Technological diversification and innovation performance
Bolli, Thomas; Wörter, Martin - 2013
This paper analyzes the impact of technological diversity on innovation inputs and success using Swiss firm-level panel data. While we do not find any impact of diversity on R&D intensity, we confirm a positive impact of diversity on patent applications as suggested by the literature. However,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319738
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A comparison of firm-level innovation cooperation in five European countries
Arvanitis, Spyros; Bolli, Thomas - 2009
in five European countries: Belgium, Germany, Norway, Portugal and Switzerland. In a first step we analyse cooperation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285817
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Do competitively acquired funds induce public research institutions to behave efficiently?
Bolli, Thomas; Somogyi, Frank - 2009
This paper analyzes the effect of public and private third-party funds on the effciency of departments of Swiss public research institutions. Estimating an output distance function assuming that labor is used to produce master students and scientific publications, we find no statistically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285837
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Measurement of labor quality growth: Caused by unobservable characteristics
Zurlinden, Mathias; Bolli, Thomas - 2008
characteristics in the presence of the incidental parameter problem. Based on data for Switzerland over the period 1991-2006, we find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285842
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Growth of new firms: Which factors influence post-entry performance? : An empirical analysis based on Swiss firm data
Marmet, David - 2004
The aim of this study is to shed light on the factors which determine the post-entry performance of new firms. It is often argued that new firms are the driving force of structural changes and sometimes they are even characterized as an engine of economic growth. Nevertheless, the empirical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285926