Immigration to Switzerland : The Case of the Former Republic of Yugoslavia
From less than 5 percent in 1980, the share of residents from the former Republic of Yugoslavia in the total foreign population in Switzerland rose to almost 25% in 2000, to become one of the largest foreign communities. The largest increase occurs mostly between 1985 and 1998 and represents a uniqu...
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okr-10986-87322021-04-23T14:02:40Z Immigration to Switzerland : The Case of the Former Republic of Yugoslavia Gross, Dominique M. ASYLUM SEEKERS AVERAGE INCOME CENSUS DATA CHARACTERISTICS OF MIGRANTS CONCENTRATION RATIOS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN DAILY LIFE DEMAND FOR LABOR DETERMINANTS OF MIGRATION DETERMINANTS OF MIGRATION FLOWS DOMESTIC LABOR DOMESTIC LABOR MARKET DRIVERS ECONOMIC IMMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMIGRATION COUNTRIES EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ESTIMATED PARAMETERS ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN MIGRANTS FAMILY REUNIFICATION FLOWS OF MIGRANTS FOREIGN LABOR FOREIGN POPULATION FOREIGN WORKERS FOREIGNERS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRANT STATUS IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION FLOWS IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMMIGRATION POLICY INFLOW OF WORKERS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONS LABOR MARKET NEEDS LABOR MOBILITY MIGRANT MIGRANT FLOWS MIGRANTS MIGRATIONS MOBILITY MOBILITY OF LABOR OCCUPATION PERMANENT MIGRANTS REFUGEES REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION REGULAR JOB SEASONAL WORKERS SKILL LEVEL SKILL LEVELS SKILLED WORKFORCE SUPPLIERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNSKILLED LABOR UNSKILLED WORKERS WORK PERMIT WORK PERMITS WORKER WORKER MIGRATION WORKING EXPERIENCE From less than 5 percent in 1980, the share of residents from the former Republic of Yugoslavia in the total foreign population in Switzerland rose to almost 25% in 2000, to become one of the largest foreign communities. The largest increase occurs mostly between 1985 and 1998 and represents a unique development in the composition of immigration to Switzerland, as it coincides with a new policy, which from 1995 gives priority to workers from the European Union for new permits and severely restricts work permits for migrants from the rest of the world. The empirical analysis shows that when there is no discriminatory treatment by immigration policy, immigrant workers from the former Yugoslavia respond to financial and cultural incentives in the same way as their unskilled counterparts from Southern European countries. The restriction on permit availability in the mid-1990s appears to have weakened the financial and cultural attractiveness of Switzerland for immigrants from the former Yugoslavia. This may signal a change in the characteristics of migrants from the region toward higher skill levels. 2012-06-21T21:26:45Z 2012-06-21T21:26:45Z 2006-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6710333/immigration-switzerland-case-former-republic-yugoslavia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8732 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3880 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Europe and Central Asia Serbia Switzerland |
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ASYLUM SEEKERS AVERAGE INCOME CENSUS DATA CHARACTERISTICS OF MIGRANTS CONCENTRATION RATIOS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN DAILY LIFE DEMAND FOR LABOR DETERMINANTS OF MIGRATION DETERMINANTS OF MIGRATION FLOWS DOMESTIC LABOR DOMESTIC LABOR MARKET DRIVERS ECONOMIC IMMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMIGRATION COUNTRIES EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ESTIMATED PARAMETERS ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN MIGRANTS FAMILY REUNIFICATION FLOWS OF MIGRANTS FOREIGN LABOR FOREIGN POPULATION FOREIGN WORKERS FOREIGNERS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRANT STATUS IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION FLOWS IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMMIGRATION POLICY INFLOW OF WORKERS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONS LABOR MARKET NEEDS LABOR MOBILITY MIGRANT MIGRANT FLOWS MIGRANTS MIGRATIONS MOBILITY MOBILITY OF LABOR OCCUPATION PERMANENT MIGRANTS REFUGEES REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION REGULAR JOB SEASONAL WORKERS SKILL LEVEL SKILL LEVELS SKILLED WORKFORCE SUPPLIERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNSKILLED LABOR UNSKILLED WORKERS WORK PERMIT WORK PERMITS WORKER WORKER MIGRATION WORKING EXPERIENCE |
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ASYLUM SEEKERS AVERAGE INCOME CENSUS DATA CHARACTERISTICS OF MIGRANTS CONCENTRATION RATIOS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN DAILY LIFE DEMAND FOR LABOR DETERMINANTS OF MIGRATION DETERMINANTS OF MIGRATION FLOWS DOMESTIC LABOR DOMESTIC LABOR MARKET DRIVERS ECONOMIC IMMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMIGRATION COUNTRIES EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ESTIMATED PARAMETERS ETHNIC GROUPS EUROPEAN MIGRANTS FAMILY REUNIFICATION FLOWS OF MIGRANTS FOREIGN LABOR FOREIGN POPULATION FOREIGN WORKERS FOREIGNERS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRANT STATUS IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION FLOWS IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMMIGRATION POLICY INFLOW OF WORKERS INTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONS LABOR MARKET NEEDS LABOR MOBILITY MIGRANT MIGRANT FLOWS MIGRANTS MIGRATIONS MOBILITY MOBILITY OF LABOR OCCUPATION PERMANENT MIGRANTS REFUGEES REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION REGULAR JOB SEASONAL WORKERS SKILL LEVEL SKILL LEVELS SKILLED WORKFORCE SUPPLIERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNSKILLED LABOR UNSKILLED WORKERS WORK PERMIT WORK PERMITS WORKER WORKER MIGRATION WORKING EXPERIENCE Gross, Dominique M. Immigration to Switzerland : The Case of the Former Republic of Yugoslavia |
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From less than 5 percent in 1980, the share of residents from the former Republic of Yugoslavia in the total foreign population in Switzerland rose to almost 25% in 2000, to become one of the largest foreign communities. The largest increase occurs mostly between 1985 and 1998 and represents a unique development in the composition of immigration to Switzerland, as it coincides with a new policy, which from 1995 gives priority to workers from the European Union for new permits and severely restricts work permits for migrants from the rest of the world. The empirical analysis shows that when there is no discriminatory treatment by immigration policy, immigrant workers from the former Yugoslavia respond to financial and cultural incentives in the same way as their unskilled counterparts from Southern European countries. The restriction on permit availability in the mid-1990s appears to have weakened the financial and cultural attractiveness of Switzerland for immigrants from the former Yugoslavia. This may signal a change in the characteristics of migrants from the region toward higher skill levels. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Gross, Dominique M. |
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Gross, Dominique M. |
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Gross, Dominique M. |
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Immigration to Switzerland : The Case of the Former Republic of Yugoslavia |
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Immigration to Switzerland : The Case of the Former Republic of Yugoslavia |
| title_full |
Immigration to Switzerland : The Case of the Former Republic of Yugoslavia |
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Immigration to Switzerland : The Case of the Former Republic of Yugoslavia |
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Immigration to Switzerland : The Case of the Former Republic of Yugoslavia |
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immigration to switzerland : the case of the former republic of yugoslavia |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/04/6710333/immigration-switzerland-case-former-republic-yugoslavia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8732 |
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