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Die Rolle des Luftverkehrs und des Flughafens Zürich für die gesamtwirtschaftliche Entwicklung in der Schweiz
Schips, Bernd (contributor); Mosimann, Christoph (contributor) - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003348708
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Incentive effects of fiscal rules on the finance minister's behaviour : evidence from revenue projections in Swiss Cantons
Chatagny, Florian - 2013
prediction errors have a direct impact on fiscal deficits. In the current paper we explore the relationship between the ideology … at the cantonal level. We find a rather counter-intuitive positive relationship between the ideology of the finance … conservative forecasts. We also find that fiscal rules reduce the effect of ideology on tax revenue projection errors. These …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010213021
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Do human rights offenders oppose human rights resolutions in the United Nations?
Dreher, Axel (contributor); Boockmann, Bernhard (contributor) - 2007
We investigate voting behavior on human rights in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Our central question is whether countries with a low human rights record systematically oppose human rights resolutions. An instrumental account of voting would suggest that these countries aim to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003762834
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The politics of IMF forecasts
Dreher, Axel (contributor); Marchesi, Silvia (contributor);  … - 2007
Using panel data for 157 countries over the period 1999-2005 we empirically investigate the politics involved in IMF economic forecasts. We find a systematic bias in growth and inflation forecasts. Our results indicate that countries voting in line with the US in the UN General Assembly receive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003764051
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Industry diversity and its impact on the innovation performance of firms : an empirical analysis based on firm-level panel data
Wörter, Martin (contributor) - 2007
This paper investigates empirically the impact of diversity on the innovation performance of a firm. We created a measure for diversity that mirrors differences in the resource base of firms within an industry and tested its impact on innovation in addition to more traditional factors like...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003763605
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Comparing quantitative and qualitative survey data
Schenker, Rolf (contributor) - 2007
This paper compares quantitative and qualitative data on firm level. The data is taken from two Swiss investment surveys. This has not yet been done in the literature. We will see that the mean change in investment of firms planning to increase (decrease) investments is positive (negative). In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003763608
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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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Trying to assess the quality of macroeconomic data : the case of Swiss labour productivity growth as an example
Hartwig, Jochen (contributor) - 2007
Macroeconomic data are indispensable for modern governance, yet it is often unclear how reliable these data are. The production process of macroeconomic data inside the statistical offices is often not very transparent for the general public. Bystanders usually have no choice but to take for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003763991
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Driving forces for research and development strategies : an empirical analysis based on firm-level panel data
Wörter, Martin (contributor) - 2007
This paper investigates empirically different ways to organize R&D within Swiss firms. Based on a longitudinal data set comprising three cross-sections (1999, 2002, and 2005) of the Swiss innovation survey, four different types of R&D strategies were identified: firms combine in-house R&D with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003764191
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Are firm innovativeness and firm age relevant for the supply of vocational tranining? : a study based on Swiss micro data
Arvanitis, Spyridon (contributor) - 2008
In this study we investigated the determinants (a) of the propensity of Swiss firms to train apprentices and (b) of the intensity of apprentice training as measured by the employment share of apprentices. Innovation, firm age and competition conditions on the product market are possible...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003767755