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Discretionary fiscal policy: The case of Switzerland

Frick, Andres; Graff, Michael; Hartwig, Jochen; … - 2010

the fiscal policy measures taken in Switzerland. Then we use simulations with the KOF macroeconomic model to assess the … effects on the Swiss economy of a) the Swiss measures on the one hand and b) the fiscal stimulus packages taken by Switzerland … stimulus packages in Switzerland and abroad, we re-run the KOF macroeconometric model counterfactually, modifying the variables …

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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...

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Entwicklungen auf dem schweizerischen Arbeitsmarkt seit 1980

Frick, Andres; Lampart, Daniel - 2007

The increase in unemployment to relatively high levels for Switzerland in the 1990s gave rise to two fears: First, that …

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Tax competition and income sorting: Evidence from the Zurich metropolitan area

Schaltegger, Christoph A.; Somogyi, Frank; Sturm, Jan-Egbert - 2009

In this paper, we provide empirical evidence for the influence of income taxes on the choice of residence of taxpayers at the local level. The fact that Swiss communities can individually set tax multipliers thereby shifting the progressive tax scheme which is fixed at the cantonal (state) level...

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Wirtschaftliche Auswirkungen von Lohnerhöhungen in der Detailhandelsbranche

Lampart, Daniel; Frick, Andres - 2005

For some time now, Swiss trade unions have been demanding a substantial increase of the wages in the lowest income segments, especially in the retail and catering service industries. At present, increases for the sales personell in the retail industry stand in the forefront of trade union...

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