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A lockdown index to assess the economic impact of the coronavirus

Faber, Marius; Ghisletta, Andrea; Schmidheiny, Kurt - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 156 (2020) 1, pp. 1-23

test the explanatory power of the lockdown index for short-time work and unemployment increases by canton and industry …

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Free Migration between the EU and Switzerland: Impacts on the Swiss Economy and Implications for Monetary Policy

Stalder, Peter - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 146 (2010) 4, pp. 821-874

materialize. Moreover, the unemployment rate was lifted by 0.5 to 0.7 percentage points and household suffered from lower real … agreement reinforces the swings in GDP and employment growth but dampens the swings in unemployment and inflation. In contrast …, if the reaction of migration flows to rising and falling labor demand is asymmetric, unemployment might increase over the …

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Free Mobility with the EU and Immigration of North American Brains to Switzerland: What Consequences?

Gross, Dominique M. - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 148 (2012) 4, pp. 497-530

In 2002, Switzerland started to implement free mobility with the European Union and simultaneously immigration rules for citizens from the rest of the world became more stringent. Only skilled workers could be hired from third countries and employers had to give priority in hiring to Swiss and...

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Effects of a Higher Replacement Rate on Unemployment Durations, Employment, and Earnings

Eugster, Beatrix - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 151 (2015) 1, pp. 3-25

This paper discusses the effects of a higher unemployment benefit replacement rate on unemployment durations …, employment and earnings. A reform of the Swiss unemployment insurance in July 2003 increased the replacement rate by up to 5 …-in-differences (DiD) approach. The change in the replacement rate increased unemployment durations by 3.1 % – or roughly one week – for …

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Minimum wage regulation in Switzerland: Survey evidence for restaurants in the canton of Neuchâtel

Berger, Marius; Lanz, Bruno - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 156 (2020) 1, pp. 1-23

This paper provides a first set of results on the impact of minimum wage regulation in Switzerland. We study the effects of an unexpected Supreme Court ruling mandating the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel to enforce a minimum hourly wage of around CHF 20 previously accepted via popular ballot. Given...

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Unemployment and Monetary Policy in Switzerland

Kugler, Peter; Sheldon, George - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 146 (2010) 1, pp. 185-208

This paper investigates the impact of the monetary policy change of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) in 1999 on the Swiss labor market on the basis of a Phillips relationship. Theoretical considerations as well as previous empirical work suggest that the SNB's shift to a more inflation-targeted...

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Discussion of "Unemployment and Monetary Policy in Switzerland" by Peter Kugler and George Sheldon

Giannoni, Marc P. - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 146 (2010) 1, pp. 209-213

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Discussion of "Unemployment and Monetary Policy in Switzerland" by Peter Kugler and George Sheldon

Zanetti, Attilio - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 146 (2010) 1, pp. 215-220

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The Effects of Immigration on Wages: An Application of the Structural Skill-Cell Approach

Gerfin, Michael; Kaiser, Boris - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 146 (2010) 4, pp. 709-739

This paper investigates how recent immigration inflows from 2002 to 2008 have affected wages in Switzerland. This period is of particular interest as it marks the time during which the bilateral agreement with the EU on the free crossborder movement of workers has been effective. Since different...

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COVID-19 and (gender) inequality in income: The impact of discretionary policy measures in Austria

Christl, Michael; De Poli, Silvia; Kucsera, Dénes; … - In: Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics 158 (2022) 1, pp. 1-17

This paper analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on household income in Austria, using detailed administrative labor market data, in combination with micro-simulation techniques that enable specific labor market transitions to be modeled. We find that discretionary fiscal policy measures in...

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