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In a pioneering attempt we present the R(ecession)-word index for Switzerland. We evaluate its predictive ability of …
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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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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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In order to correct the bias due to unit non-response for the KOF ETH Zurich's business (mail) surveys, we usually use the results of a second (phone) survey by the non-respondents. Taking the case of the survey 2000 on Organization and Information Technologies in the Swiss economy, we describe...
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We apply different matched-pair methods to evaluate the policy of sustaining the adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies by Swiss firms and we compare it in decomposing the selection bias. In this aim we present the evaluation problem, the decomposition of the selection bias and the...
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We examine the determinants of overeducation in Switzerland - an economy generally characterised by excess qualified … studies. Our analyses show that overeducation in Switzerland cannot be explained by rigidities limiting the adjustments of …
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Married male workers are found to have a lower incidence of overeducation. A theoretical explanation for this phenomenon is lacking. We test in our study whether the traditional specialisation of spouses' time between home and market production tends to improve a husband's jobeducation-match...
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