Four Essays on University Economics - KOPS - Universität Konstanz
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Ec<strong>on</strong>omic research in Switzerland<br />
Figure 1.1: Total ec<strong>on</strong>omic research output of the Swiss universities<br />
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VWL Finance<br />
Own calculati<strong>on</strong>: sum of the research outputs of the six Swiss universities we c<strong>on</strong>sider<br />
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1.3 Baseline Results<br />
The development of overall ec<strong>on</strong>omic research output of the Swiss universities subdivided<br />
into research in ec<strong>on</strong>omics (VWL) and finance is depicted in Figure 1.1.<br />
The development of the research activity of the six largest universities as measured by<br />
equati<strong>on</strong> (1) is displayed in Figure 1.2.<br />
Comparing the annual averages of 1990/1991 and 2003/2004 reveals that the research<br />
output of all six universities has increased in the observati<strong>on</strong> period (in the case of the<br />
<strong>University</strong> of Geneva, though, <strong>on</strong>ly slightly). The patterns of research output of the six<br />
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individual instituti<strong>on</strong>s show, however, marked differences.<br />
The largest increases in research output have been achieved by the Universities of<br />
St. Gallen and Zurich. Particularly since the mid-90s, large growth rates can be reg-<br />
istered. Because of the c<strong>on</strong>tinuous increase in research output, both universities were able<br />
to improve their positi<strong>on</strong> in the ranking. While they were ranked third and fourth at the<br />
beginning of the 90s, they are now the leading Swiss universities in terms of total ec<strong>on</strong>omic<br />
research output.<br />
The <strong>University</strong> of Lausanne has also been able to improve its positi<strong>on</strong> in the ranking.<br />
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