infonet-economy

Eichenauer, Vera; Indergand, Ronald; Martínez, Isabel Z.; Sax, Christoph

Brülhart, Marius; Lalive, Rafael; Lehmann, Tobias; Siegenthaler, Michael

A common assumption in the quantitative Ricardian international trade literature is that within a country, import shares are equalized across sectors. This assumption is at odds with the data, which show within-country heterogeneity in sectoral import behavior. I build a multi-country, multi-sector general equilibrium Ricardian trade model, in which I include a new extensive and…

Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2020 ; 2020ECO004.

Filippini, Massimo; Kumar, Nilkanth; Srinivasan, Suchita

Caves, Katherine; Oswald-Egg, Maria Esther

Abberger, Klaus; Abrahamsen, Yngve; Funk, Anne Kathrin; Graff, Michael; Hälg, Florian; Kohler, Franziska; Mühlebach, Nina; Rathke, Alexander; Siegenthaler, Michael; Streicher, Sina; Stücker, Anne; Sturm, Jan-Egbert

Abrahamsen, Yngve; Hälg, Florian; Rathke, Alexander; Sarferaz, Samad; Sturm, Jan-Egbert

I analyse the effects of two macroprudential policy measures implemented in Switzerland: the activation of the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) and a cap on the loan-to-value (LTV) ratios. I use a difference-in-differences method to estimate the effects of these measures on risk indicators, such as their LTV and loan-to-income (LTI) ratios and mortgage growth rates. I find that…