Variables
|
Domain
|
Unit
|
Mean
|
Std. dev.
|
Min
|
Max
|
---|
Balancea
|
R
|
CHF/inhabitants
|
129.914
|
514.013
|
− 3151.512
|
2370.750
|
Revenuesa
|
R+
|
CHF/inhabitants
|
8435.790
|
3351.761
|
4039.267
|
27755.070
|
Expensesa
|
R+
|
CHF/inhabitants
|
8305.876
|
3333.784
|
3760.656
|
26766.070
|
ADa
|
R+
|
CHF/inhabitants
|
105.683
|
250.608
|
0.000
|
2819.444
|
Growthb
|
R
|
Percentage
|
1.708
|
2.450
|
− 7.504
|
9.635
|
Unemploymentc
|
R+
|
Percentage
|
2.148
|
1.723
|
0.000
|
7.800
|
Elderlyd
|
R+
|
Percentage
|
15.020
|
2.174
|
10.142
|
21.756
|
Leaninge
|
[0–10]
|
Index
|
5.550
|
0.514
|
4.220
|
7.057
|
Fragmentatione,f
|
R+
|
Count
|
3.437
|
0.935
|
1.000
|
5.000
|
Concordancee
|
R+
|
Percentage
|
78.300
|
22.900
|
0.000
|
100.000
|
Departmentsf
|
R+
|
Count
|
7.145
|
2.174
|
4.000
|
13.000
|
Electione
|
0 or 1
|
Dummy
|
0.276
|
0.447
|
0.000
|
1.000
|
Initiatived,e,f,g
|
[0–6]
|
Index
|
4.497
|
1.138
|
2.333
|
6.000
|
Referendumd,e,f,g
|
[0–6]
|
Index
|
3.931
|
1.181
|
1.000
|
6.000
|
Rulesh
|
[0–3]
|
Index
|
0.529
|
0.954
|
0.000
|
3.000
|
Misestimationa
|
R
|
CHF/inhabitants
|
− 86.072
|
230.030
|
− 2145.395
|
1227.752
|
N = 729
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- aAnnual financial reports of the 26 cantons, compilation by the authors
- bBAK Basel
- cState Secretariat for Economic Affairs
- dSwiss Federal Statistical Office
- eAnnée politique suisse
- fBADAC-Database on Swiss cantons and cities
- gFinanzdirektorenkonferenz
- hLuechinger and Schaltegger (2013)