Macroeconometric policy simulation models allow for an analysis, and, above all, for a quantification of the effects …

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 …

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

- can be useful for short-term out-of-sample prediction of year-on-year quarterly real GDP growth rates in Switzerland. We …

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

quarterly GDP growth rate in Switzerland during the period of the recent financial crisis. The key explanation to our findings … estimates of the quarterly GDP growth rate are produced in Switzerland …