A neoclassical perspective on Switzerland’s 1990s stagnation

We study Switzerland’s weak growth during the 1990s through the lens of the business cycle accounting framework of Chari et al. (Econometrica 75(3):781–836, 2007). Our main result is that weak productivity growth cannot account for the 1993–1996 stagnation episode. Rather, the stagnation is explained by factors that made labour and investment expensive. We show that increased labour income taxes and financial frictions are plausible causes. Holding these factors constant, the counterfactual annualized real output growth over the 1993Q1–1996Q4 period is 1.93% compared to realized growth of 0.35%.

Accounting for the International Great Depression: Efficiency, Distortions and Factor Utilization during the Interwar Period

In this paper, we analyze the International Great Depression (IGD) in the U.S. and Western Europe by applying the business cycle accounting method to a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model with time-varying production efficiency and factor market distortions. We measure the size of labor and capital market distortions with endogenous factor utilization and their relative importance in accounting for output fluctuation during the interwar period. Our main findings are that labor market distortions accounted for two-thirds of the output drops in both the U.S. and Western Europe, endogenous factor utilization amplified the negative effects of labor market distortions, and government spending played an important role in the recovery from the Great Depression in European countries who left the Gold Standard in the early 1930s.

SHOCKS AND FRICTIONS IN THAI ECONOMY: THROUGH THE LENS OF BUSINESS CYCLE ACCOUNTING

This paper applies business cycle accounting methodology to analyze the sources of aggregate fluctuations in Thai economy, especially during the recent severe recessions in 1997–1998 and 2008–2009. This exploration helps researchers uncover possible shocks and frictions that drive business cycle in a small and open economy within a minimal model set-up. Under this methodology, a fluctuation in aggregate output can be accounted for by exogenous time-varying wedges, namely efficiency wedge, investment wedge, labor wedge, government wedge, etc. This study found that the efficiency wedge is essential in accounting for aggregate output, consumption and investment fluctuation, while the bond wedge, which only present in an open economy setting, is a prime factor in accounting for movement in current accounts. I conducted counterfactual experiments to see what accounts for the output drop during recent recessions. I find that the efficiency wedge played a key role in recent recessions in Thailand, while the investment wedge was accounted for slow economic recovery after the recessions.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM BASED ON EXCEL IN HELPING CV. LADI COLLECTION PREPARING THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Microenterprises in Indonesia is showing increasing progress, especially the printing industry. This study wanted to know what is the description of printing business cycle, accounting records on financial transactions, calculation of production costs and operating income. Research method used is study case at CV. Ladi Collection through field observation, interview, and documentation. Data analysis technique used is qualitative descriptive. From study result in CV. Ladi Collection, there are 2 types of business namely screen printing and school badge production. Accounting recording has been done but only limited to Accounts Receivable Bookkeeping. Many of cash receipts transactions from cash sales are derived from screen printing orders and expenditures were not stored and recorded. Solution on production costs calculation for CV. Ladi Collection is using job order costing for screen printing service and job product costing for badge production. This research also produces Excel design For Accounting (EFA), which consists of 7 sheets of the navigation sheet, beginning balance, journal, ledger, income statement, financial position statement, and depreciation.