The discussion about the long-run evolution of labor productivity in Switzerland is flawed because the available data on the input of labor is incoherent and incomplete. It is the aim of this paper to establish a consistent aggregate series of total hours worked covering 1950-2010. The new data...

Communication from the Commission to the European Council : a European economic recovery plan / (Commission of the European Communities -- The financial crisis : impact on and response by the European Union / James K. Jackson -- The U.S. financial crisis : lessons from Sweden / James K. Jackson...