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How Did Economic Research in Switzerland Develop since the Beginning 90s?

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In this paper we evaluate the economic research output of Swiss universities with the help of an incentive compatible method. We find that total research activity has increased considerably over the last 15 years. Looking at the individual universities, however, we observe strikingly different time patterns. In particular, we arrive at the result that the universities that were leading at the beginning of the 1990s have in the meantime been surpassed by other universities.

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  • Miriam Hein, 2006. "How Did Economic Research in Switzerland Develop since the Beginning 90s?," Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics (SJES), Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics (SSES), vol. 142(II), pages 285-306, June.
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    1. Fabel Oliver & Hein Miriam & Hofmeister Robert, 2008. "Research Productivity in Business Economics: An Investigation of Austrian, German and Swiss Universities," German Economic Review, De Gruyter, vol. 9(4), pages 506-531, December.
    2. Schulze Günther G. & Wiermann Christian & Warning Susanne, 2008. "What and How Long Does It Take to Get Tenure? The Case of Economics and Business Administration in Austria, Germany and Switzerland," German Economic Review, De Gruyter, vol. 9(4), pages 473-505, December.
    3. Oliver Fabel & Miriam Hein & Robert Hofmeister, 2008. "Research Productivity in Business Economics: An Investigation of Austrian, German and Swiss Universities," German Economic Review, Verein für Socialpolitik, vol. 9(4), pages 506-531, November.
    4. Günther G. Schulze & Susanne Warning & Christian Wiermann, 2008. "What and How Long Does It Take to Get Tenure? The Case of Economics and Business Administration in Austria, Germany and Switzerland," German Economic Review, Verein für Socialpolitik, vol. 9, pages 473-505, November.

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    bibliometry; incentive-compatibility; research evaluation;
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    • A14 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Sociology of Economics
    • I29 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Other

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