In September 2000, 4.7 million Swiss citizens were invited to vote on three proposals for taxes on fossil energy. They differed by tax rate and mode of revenue recycling. All three were rejected, one by only 3.4%. I analyze the votes using individual data of a post-referendum survey. Few voters...

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In the first five years of the 1980s, 43'000 dwellings were built on average in Switzerland. At the turn of the century, the comparable number was down to 31'000 dwellings per year. A declining trend in housing construction is clearly visible over those twenty years. The vacancy rate fell from...

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Increasingly, various sectors are affected by climate change and need to find ways to adapt with much public guidance and support. This paper examines the adaptation process of a sector that started it some time ago – Swiss Alpine tourism. It identifies barriers that may be relevant for all...

La valeur des immeubles locatifs est estimÈe de plus en plus frÈquemment selon la mÈthode dite de la valeur de rendement ou valeur actuelle du cash flow net. Cette mÈthode repose sur le postulat qu'un investisseur serait disposÈ â€¡ payer un prix qui peut Ã?tre rentabilisÈ de faÃ?on...

Models of economic voting have rarely been applied to referendum votes. We fill this gap by testing citizens' voting behavior on environmental policy in relation to their perception of the business cycle and general orientation toward politics. Thus, the study examines the personal,...