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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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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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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285851
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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
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Numerical labour flexibility and economic performance: What can we learn from the experience of firms in small European economies? ; Some empirical evidence from firm case studies
Arvanitis, Spyros; Hollenstein, Heinz; Marmet, David - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285930