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Estimating and forecatsing production and orders in maufacturing industry from business survey data : evidence from Switzerland based on structural patterns from 1990-2000
Etter, Richard (contributor); Graff, Michael (contributor) - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001737725
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Capacity utilisation, constraints and price adjustments under the Microscope
Lein-Rupprecht, Sarah M.; Köberl, Eva - 2009
; capacity utilisation ; capacity constraints ; demand constraints ; non-linear Phillips curve ; Switzerland …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003919422
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From knowledge to added value : a comparative, panel-data analysis of the innovation value chain in Irish and Swiss manufacturing firms
Roper, Stephen; Arvanitis, Spyridon - 2009
Ireland and Switzerland. Both economies are small, very open and depend significantly on innovation to maintain competitive … advantage. In recent years, however, R&D and innovation growth in Ireland has been markedly stronger than that in Switzerland …-economic evidence. -- Innovation ; value chain ; Switzerland ; Ireland …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003919893
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Firm characteristics and the cyclicality of R&D investments
Arvanitis, Spyridon; Wörter, Martin - 2011
Aim of this study is to combine micro-aspects of firm behaviour with macro-aspects of business development and identify market conditions (for example, price competition) and firm characteristics (for example, type of R&D partners) that enable a firm to have a procyclical, anti-cyclical or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009270505
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The NAICU and the Phillips curve : an approach based on micro data
Köberl, Eva; Lein-Rupprecht, Sarah M. - 2008
In this paper we propose a straightforward method to derive a non-accelerating inflation capacity utilisation rate (NAICU) based on micro data. We condition the current capacity utilisation of firms on their current and planned price adjustments. The non-accelerating inflation capacity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003908386
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Different weighting methods in business tendency survey indicators in Swiss manufacturing industry
Etter, Richard (contributor); Köberl, Eva (contributor) - 2006
In business cycle analysis the development of inventories still plays a crucial role. The strong movements over time have a large effect particularly on the growth rate of GDP. Quantitative data on inventories are generally of rather low quality. As a complement to quantitative statistics,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003387413
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The speed of adjustment to demand shocks : a Markov-chain measurement using micro panel data
Müller, Christian (contributor); Köberl, Eva (contributor) - 2007
In this paper we measure the speed at which firms adjust to demand shocks using individual firm data. Identification of shocks is achieved by a combination of quantitative and qualitative judgments on capacity utilisation in micro survey data. A novel feature of our approach is the distinction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003763609
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Measuring the social status of education programmes : applying a new measurement to dual vocational education and training in Switzerland
Bolli, Thomas; Rageth, Ladina - 2016
) system in Switzerland, which has recently received substantial attention across Europe. We argue that, holding everything … approach to test whether growing knowledge of the education system increases the social status of dual VET in Switzerland. Our … stay in Switzerland, thus reflecting their learning process about the Swiss education system. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011437642
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Exchange rate uncertainty and firm investment plans : evidence from Swiss survey data
Binding, Garret; Dibiasi, Andreas - 2016
A sudden change in monetary policy happened in Switzerland on January 15th, 2015. The Swiss National Bank removed a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011413367
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The Swiss "job miracle"
Siegenthaler, Michael; Graff, Michael; Mannino, Massimo - 2014
While Switzerland's recent growth of employment was high in historical and international perspective, the reasons for … consequence of the "miracle", but also an important cause, as it created additional jobs in Switzerland by raising local demand …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010438923