This paper investigates the publication activity in economics at Swiss-German universities. The quantitative considerations are captured by the Journal of Economic Literature, while qualitative considerations are based on the Social Sciences Citation Index. The universities' publication record...

In this article we analyze if consumer behavior is consistent with utility maximization by using Swiss household budget data from 1975 to 1989. The test is based on revealed preference theory. We could follow the expenditures of 1840 households over 12 months and for 1730 households we could...

The influence of institutional variables on the degree of technical efficiency at collecting household waste is obtained using regression involving dummy variables. The analysis concerned Swiss municipalities with more than 5,000 inhabitants. The mean degree of efficiency increases significantly...

This paper illustrates the use of nonparametric estimation techniques in the analysis of income distribution and income inequality with focus on identifying life cycle effects. I consider kernel estimates of the univariate income density and of the bivariate incomeage density. The income-age...

Both ex post production to order and market-oriented ex ante production involve specific costs. With consumer goods produced "for the market", costs arise for disposal of excess production. Firms advertise, in order to inform buyers. Conditions for market equilibrium for pure production to...

Investments of the Swiss industries are viewed as derived factor demand by a firm maximizing its present value. The firm determines its demand for labour by maximizing profits from production. Simultaneously, it determines the optimal structure of finance by minimizing the respective costs....

The italian woman, socialized in the role of wife and mother, was not prepared, once emigrated to Switzerland, for a productive activity. Nowadays, she is still torn between two cultures that do not allow her to feel either "at home" or a stranger. The difficulties linked to this blurred...

The purpose of this study was an evaluation of the labor market consequences of immigration. The European countries had substantial experiences with labor migration in recent years. The various theoretical channels how natives might be affected by foreign labor are discussed, especially the...

This paper examines the contribution of nonresident workers to Swiss production possibilities in an open-economy setting. The analysis is based on the GNP function approach to modeling the demand for imports and it treats foreign labor services and imports as two of several inputs to the...

The application of the translog GNP function approach to Swiss data indicates that imported inputs seem to be the most important channel for technical change, whereas the production of exports and domestic sales does not seem to be strongly different with respect to the implementation of...