International Journal of Manpower: Volume 19 Issue 6

The labour market in Switzerland: the end of a special case?

Yves Flückiger

This paper presents a general survey of the Swiss economy. It emphasises the various factors that have been put forward to explain the very low unemployment rate recorded in…

The costs of job‐insecurity ‐ results from Switzerland

Stefan C. Wolter

This paper is about the effects of unemployment on consumption behaviour through “job security” in Switzerland. Based on a behavioural model of consumption the paper establishes…

Does economic stagnation affect unemployed workers, even when re‐employed?

Monica Curti

The present analysis concentrates on short‐term effects of unemployment, namely on the transition from unemployment to re‐employment. This empirical analysis estimates the…

From employment to exclusion: A statistical analysis of unemployment in the Geneva area in 1995‐1996

Jean‐Marc Falter, Yves Flückiger, Jacques Silber

This study attempts to analyze the various factors which may have led an individual living in 1995 and 1996 in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, from regular employment to…

The employment and wage effects of import competition in Switzerland

Javier Suarez

This study explores the impact of import competition on wages and employment at the industry level. We estimate reduced‐form, industry‐level wage and employment equations. We find…

Unemployment rate and working‐hour constraints: Empirical evidence from the Swiss labour force

José V. Ramirez

In this paper, the nature of working‐hour constraints in the Swiss labour force using a sample of 14,523 observations is analysed. Three theoretical justifications of the…