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02 Feb 2012
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Working Paper
French
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L'intégration des immigrés et de leurs enfants sur le marché du travail en Suisse
Thomas Liebig, Sebastian Kohls, Karolin Krause, Pages: 127
La Suisse est, parmi les pays de l’OCDE, l’un de ceux où il y a la plus forte proportion d’immigrés – 27 % des personnes en âge de travailler sont nées à l’étranger – et la question de l’immigration occupe une place importante, tant dans l’agenda politique que dans le débat public. Compte tenu des nombreux débats que la question suscite dans...
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02 Feb 2012
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Working Paper
English
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The Labour Market Integration of Immigrants and Their Children in Switzerland
Thomas Liebig, Sebastian Kohls, Karolin Krause, Pages: 117
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OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers
Switzerland is among the OECD countries with the largest immigrant populations – 27% of the working-age population are foreign-born – and the issue of immigration is high on both the policy agenda and in the public debate. Given the numerous debates around this issue in Switzerland, one could...
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07 July 2011
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Article
French
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Examen du CAD par les pairs : Suisse
OECD, Pages: 187–333
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Revue de l'OCDE sur le développement
En volume, l’aide suisse s’est élevée à 2.02 milliards USD en 2008, soit plus de 6% de plus que l’année précédente et 0.42% du revenu national brut (RNB), ce qui signifie que la Suisse avait déjà fait mieux que ce qu’elle avait promis à Monterrey, à...
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02 Feb 2011
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Working Paper
English
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Raising Education Outcomes in Switzerland
Andrés Fuentes, Pages: 38
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
Almost all workers are educated at least to the upper secondary level and vocational education contributes to one of the most successful transition performances of youth to employment in the OECD. Higher education enjoys an excellent reputation, as reflected in one of the highest scientific...
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02 Feb 2011
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Working Paper
French
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Améliorer les résultats de l'enseignement en Suisse
Andrés Fuentes, Pages: 42
Presque tous les travailleurs ont un niveau d’instruction correspondant au moins au deuxième cycle de l’enseignement secondaire, et l’enseignement professionnel contribue à assurer aux jeunes un passage à l’emploi parmi les plus réussis de la zone de l’OCDE. L’enseignement supérieur jouit d’une excellente réputation, comme en témoignent le...
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21 Oct 2010
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Working Paper
English
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Activation Policies in Switzerland
Nicola Duell, Peter Tergeist, Ursula Bazant, Sylvie Cimper, Pages: 142
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OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers
This report examines the performance of public employment services and the effectiveness of
activation strategies in Switzerland. It covers the role of the key actors in labour market policy, the
placement function of the Public Employment Service (PES), the structure of out-of-work benefits...
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23 Sep 2010
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Article
English
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DAC Peer Review of Switzerland
OECD, Pages: 173–302
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OECD Journal on Development
Switzerland’s aid volume was USD 2.02 billion in 2008, an increase of more than 6% over the previous year, and a total of 0.42% of its gross national income (GNI). In 2008 it had already surpassed its Monterrey commitment to contribute 0.4% of its...
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27 Feb 2009
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Article
English
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Trying to assess the quality of macroeconomic data: The case of Swiss labour productivity growth as an example
Jochen Hartwig, Pages: 37–61
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OECD Journal: Journal of Business Cycle Measurement and Analysis
Macroeconomic data are indispensable for modern governance, yet it is often unclear how reliable these data are. The production process of macroeconomic data inside the statistical offices is often not very transparent for the general public....
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17 Feb 2009
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Working Paper
English
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Reforms to Open Sheltered Sectors to Competition in Switzerland
Andrés Fuentes, Pages: 25
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
Measures to make the regulation of product markets more conducive to competition play a prominent role in the governments "growth package" of measures to stimulate economic growth which are in the process of being implemented. This paper discusses these measures and suggests further...
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22 July 2008
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Article
English
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The new accounting model of the Swiss confederation
OECD, Pages: 1–31
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OECD Journal on Budgeting
Switzerland’s public accounting system has been completely overhauled. The New Accounting Model for the Confederation was used for the first time to prepare the 2007 budget and the 2008-10 financial plan. This article examines the fundamental new...
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10 Mar 2008
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Working Paper
English
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The Significance of Switzerland's Enormous Current-Account Surplus
Peter Jarrett, Céline Letremy, Pages: 23
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
Switzerland has had a long-standing surplus on its current account. But over the past 15 years that surplus has surged to levels unmatched by nearly any other OECD country at any point. This paper looks at the surplus from a balance of payments vantage point as well as from the optic of the...
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01 Feb 2008
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Working Paper
French
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Évolution de l'architecture scolaire à Zurich
Mark Ziegler, Daniel Kurz, Pages: 8
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PEB Échanges, Programme pour la construction et l'équipement de l'éducation
L’évolution des méthodes pédagogiques a contribué à faire évoluer l’architecture des établissements
d’enseignement à Zurich, en Suisse. La Ville de Zurich a révisé ses principes directeurs en matière de
conception de ces établissements anciens et nouveaux. Adapter les bâtiments anciens aux besoins
d’aujourd’hui représente un enjeu particulier....
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01 Feb 2008
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Working Paper
English
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Changing School Architecture in Zurich
Mark Ziegler, Daniel Kurz, Pages: 8
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PEB Exchange, Programme on Educational Building
Changes in the way education is delivered has contributed to the evolution of school architecture in
Zurich, Switzerland. The City of Zurich has revised its guidelines for designing school buildings, both
new and old. Adapting older buildings to today’s needs presents a particular challenge....
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22 Jan 2008
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Article
French
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Droit et politique de la concurrence en Suisse
Philippe Gugler, Pages: 7–104
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Revue de l'OCDE sur le droit et la politique de la concurrence
Traditionnellement, la politique de la concurrence en Suisse était relativement complaisante et peu exigeante. La politique de la concurrence avait donc, au mieux, un impact neutre sur le développement économique. Mais le faible taux de croissance ...
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14 Dec 2007
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Article
English
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Competition Law and Policy in Switzerland
Philippe Gugler, Pages: 7–92
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OECD Journal: Competition Law and Policy
Swiss competition policy has traditionally been relatively lenient and low profile. The impact of competition policy on economic development has therefore been at best neutral. As the slow rate of growth becomes an issue, however, a more vigorous ...
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15 Oct 2007
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Article
French
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Estimations du déficit structurel suisse, 2002 à 2007
Frank Bodmer, Alain Geier, Pages: 87–114
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Revue de l'OCDE sur la gestion budgétaire
Le nouveau mécanisme budgétaire suisse du « frein à l’endettement » part du principe, ou plutôt vise l’objectif, d’un déficit structurel nul.1 L’ampleur du déficit structurel revêt donc une importance particulière pour la conduite de la politique...
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04 July 2007
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Article
French
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Universités suisses – échec ou succès du financement fondé sur les résultats ?: Analyse a posteriori
Andrea Schenker-Wicki, Mark Hurlimann, Pages: 53–70
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Politiques et gestion de l'enseignement supérieur
Ces dix dernières années, modifiant son approche des politiques universitaires, la Suisse a adopté au niveau cantonal et fédéral un mode de financement fondé sur les résultats : les universités se sont vu accorder une plus grande autonomie par leurs...
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04 July 2007
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Article
English
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Performance Funding of Swiss Universities - Success or Failure?: An ex-Post Analysis
Andrea Schenker-Wicki, Mark Hurlimann, Pages: 45–61
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Higher Education Management and Policy
In the past decade, based on a change in paradigms in university policy, performance funding on a cantonal and central state level has been introduced in Switzerland: the universities have been granted higher autonomy, combined with global budgets...
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27 June 2007
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Working Paper
English
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Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies in Switzerland
Valérie Paris, Elizabeth Docteur, Pages: 62
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OECD Health Working Papers
This paper examines aspects of the policy environment and market characteristics of the Swiss pharmaceutical sector, and assesses the degree to which Switzerland has achieved certain policy goals.
In Switzerland, pharmaceutical spending has not been growing faster than health expenditure as a...
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31 May 2006
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Working Paper
English
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Maintaining Switzerland's Top Innovation Capacity
Florence Jaumotte, Pages: 45
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OECD Economics Department Working Papers
Despite some weakening in the 1990s, partly due to sluggish trend growth, the Swiss innovation performance has been very strong. There are, however, areas in which policy reforms could strengthen innovation further and help Switzerland maintain its lead in the face of a changing global...
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