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Why does the amount of income redistribution differ between the United States and Europe? : the Janus face of Switzerland
Akkoyunlu, Sule; Neustadt, Ilja; Zweifel, Peter - 2009
In this paper, the amount of income redistribution in the United States, the European Union, and Switzerland is … between the two poles, Switzerland provides unique evidence about the relative merits of competing hypotheses. It tips the … (which also characterize Switzerland) to redistribution; yet the Swiss share of transfers in the GDP is low. Behavioral …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003909517
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A view on the long-run evolution of hours worked and labor productivity in Switzerland (1950 - 2010)
Siegenthaler, Michael - 2012
The discussion about the long-run evolution of labor productivity in Switzerland is flawed because the available data … series of total hours worked covering 1950-2010. The new data indicates that hours worked in Switzerland have been nearly … consequence, Switzerland's performance in terms of labor productivity growth has been underestimated in previous work …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009541263
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Do budgetary institutions mitigate the common pool problem? : new empirical evidence for the EU /
Haan, Jakob de; Jong-A-Pin, Richard; Mierau, Jochen O. - 2012 - Accepted version, May 2012
We analyze how budgetary institutions affect government budget deficits in member states of the European Union during 1984-2003 employing new indicators provided by Hallerberg et al. (2009). Using panel fixed effects models, we examine whether the impact of budgetary institutions on budget...
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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
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Training propensity of start-ups in Switzerland : a study based on data for the start-up cohort 1996 - 97
Arvanitis, Spyridon (contributor);  … - 2008
This study is based on data of a cohort of Swiss firms that were founded in 1996/97. In the year 2000 data were collected by means of a postal survey among those firms, which still existed by that time. In 2003 and 2006 two further surveys were conducted among the participants of the respective...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003767757