Switzerland: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund

No 1997/018, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix assesses Switzerland’s recent real GDP performance in terms of underlying movements in potential output and the cyclical output gap. The paper highlights that Swiss real GDP has been stagnant since 1990, after expanding at an average rate of some 1¾ percent during 1977–90. The evidence presented indicates that potential output growth during 1991–95 was significantly below historical average. This paper also tries to assess the possible effects of stage 3 of European Monetary Union on Switzerland.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; bank; cantonal bank; interest rate; output gap estimate; bank assets; cyclical output gap; deutsche mark; Output gap; Potential output; Exchange rates; Total factor productivity; Commercial banks; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 100
Date: 1997-04-08
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