along language borders? Improving on previous research in this area, we use a nationally representative household survey …, the Swiss Household Panel 1999 and 2000, and we explicitly account for self-selection of workers into language areas …

issue across language groups in Switzerland. Language defines social groups and Swiss language groups are separated by a … language border. We can therefore study the role of culture in shaping the demand for social insurance. Specifically, we … contrast at the language border actual voting decisions on country-wide changes to social insurance programs. Key results …

by cultural background. To test the hypothesis of a 'Teutonic work ethic', this paper takes advantage of Switzerland in … significantly negative effect on life satisfaction in Switzerland. I furthermore present evidence which confirms to some extent the …

proposes to look at migrants' use of language, their feelings towards Switzerland, as well as their attitudes towards gender …This paper explores cultural integration paths of eight migrant groups in Switzerland. It specifically analyzes the …

This study provides an account of the dynamics of the dominant language adjustment process among immigrants in … language skills in immigrant selection. A difference between differences approach is used to isolate the impacts of these … category, educational attainment and age at migration impact on immigrant?s language skills. The increased English Proficiency …