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Table 2 Descriptive statistics at MS-level, 1985–2016.

From: How does immigration affect housing costs in Switzerland?

 

1985–2001

2002–2016

 

Mean

SD

Min

Max

Obs

Mean

SD

Min

Max

Obs

\(HP_{it}\)

119.7

13.4

94.9

160.9

1802

160.0

34.6

103.4

282.0

1590

\(AP_{it}\)

119.4

12.4

92.2

151.2

1802

160.4

41.6

89.0

351.4

1590

\(\Delta \, \text {ln} \, HP_{it}\)

0.014

0.038

\(-\)0.082

0.175

1696

0.030

0.034

\(-\)0.090

0.184

1590

\(\Delta \, \text {ln} \, AP_{it}\)

0.009

0.039

\(-\)0.105

0.153

1696

0.039

0.031

\(-\)0.079

0.186

1590

\(Pop_{it}\)

64897.8

65074.3

4041.0

410715.0

1802

73300.9

71881.2

4042.0

487142.0

1590

\(I_{it}\)

11510.4

18068.9

117.0

154078.0

1802

16222.3

23328.7

495.0

197059.0

1590

\(\Delta \, \text {ln} \, Pop_{it}\)

0.008

0.010

\(-\)0.048

0.087

1802

0.008

0.007

\(-\)0.017

0.033

1590

\(\frac{\Delta I_{it}}{Pop_{it-1}}\)

0.004

0.005

\(-\)0.013

0.024

1802

0.005

0.004

\(-\)0.009

0.024

1590

\(u_{it}\)

0.023

0.020

0.000

0.078

1797

0.029

0.011

0.007

0.074

1590

\(\Delta \, u_{it}\)

0.000

0.008

\(-\)0.028

0.030

1795

0.001

0.005

\(-\)0.018

0.025

1590

  1. For the MS-region “Appenzell I.Rh.” the unemployment rate is missing for the years 1985, 1987–1990