Immigration Policy and Foreign Population in Switzerland
With more than 20 percent, Switzerland is one of the countries with the largest foreign population. Since 1970 the government has tried to manage the flows of migrants in the hope of reconciling a chronic excess demand for labor with mounting pressures from nationalistic groups to control the level...
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okr-10986-87552021-04-23T14:02:40Z Immigration Policy and Foreign Population in Switzerland Gross, Dominique M. ASYLUM SEEKERS BIRTHS BORDER REGIONS CENSUS CENSUS BUREAU COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN DEMAND FOR LABOR DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC MIGRANTS ECONOMIC NEEDS ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT LEVEL FAMILY REUNIFICATION FAMILY REUNION FLOWS OF MIGRANTS FOREIGN LABOR FOREIGN LABOR FORCE FOREIGN POPULATION FOREIGN RESIDENTS FOREIGN WORKERS GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION IMMIGRANT WORKERS IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION COUNTRIES IMMIGRATION LAW IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMMIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR SUPPLY MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION INFLOWS MIGRATIONS MOBILITY MOBILITY OF LABOR NATURALIZATION NUMBER OF ASYLUM SEEKERS NUMBER OF FOREIGNERS NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS NUMBER OF RESIDENTS OFFICIAL STATISTICS POPULATION GROWTH REFUGEES RETIREMENT SEASONAL WORKERS SERVANTS SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS TOTAL EMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNSKILLED LABOR WORK CONTRACTS WORK PERMITS WORKER WORKERS With more than 20 percent, Switzerland is one of the countries with the largest foreign population. Since 1970 the government has tried to manage the flows of migrants in the hope of reconciling a chronic excess demand for labor with mounting pressures from nationalistic groups to control the level of foreign population. A policy of quotas on work permits has been effective in controlling the entry of new workers. Nevertheless, the overall dynamic of the system has led to an ever-increasing share of newcomers not covered by quotas. Because of institutional and economic changes, the outflow did not react to economic incentives as the government expected. Hence, at the beginning of the 21st century, the link between the instruments of immigration policy and its goal has become very weak and the level of foreign population is at an all time high. However, a new era has begun with an agreement on free mobility with European Union and European Free Trade Area (EFTA) countries. 2012-06-22T14:12:48Z 2012-06-22T14:12:48Z 2006-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/6606405/immigration-policy-foreign-population-switzerland http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8755 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3853 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 Switzerland |
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ASYLUM SEEKERS BIRTHS BORDER REGIONS CENSUS CENSUS BUREAU COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN DEMAND FOR LABOR DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC MIGRANTS ECONOMIC NEEDS ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT LEVEL FAMILY REUNIFICATION FAMILY REUNION FLOWS OF MIGRANTS FOREIGN LABOR FOREIGN LABOR FORCE FOREIGN POPULATION FOREIGN RESIDENTS FOREIGN WORKERS GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION IMMIGRANT WORKERS IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION COUNTRIES IMMIGRATION LAW IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMMIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR SUPPLY MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION INFLOWS MIGRATIONS MOBILITY MOBILITY OF LABOR NATURALIZATION NUMBER OF ASYLUM SEEKERS NUMBER OF FOREIGNERS NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS NUMBER OF RESIDENTS OFFICIAL STATISTICS POPULATION GROWTH REFUGEES RETIREMENT SEASONAL WORKERS SERVANTS SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS TOTAL EMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNSKILLED LABOR WORK CONTRACTS WORK PERMITS WORKER WORKERS |
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ASYLUM SEEKERS BIRTHS BORDER REGIONS CENSUS CENSUS BUREAU COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN DEMAND FOR LABOR DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC INCENTIVES ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIC MIGRANTS ECONOMIC NEEDS ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN EMIGRANTS EMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT LEVEL FAMILY REUNIFICATION FAMILY REUNION FLOWS OF MIGRANTS FOREIGN LABOR FOREIGN LABOR FORCE FOREIGN POPULATION FOREIGN RESIDENTS FOREIGN WORKERS GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION IMMIGRANT WORKERS IMMIGRANTS IMMIGRATION IMMIGRATION COUNTRIES IMMIGRATION LAW IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION IMMIGRATION POLICIES IMMIGRATION POLICY INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES JOBS LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR SUPPLY MIGRATION FLOWS MIGRATION INFLOWS MIGRATIONS MOBILITY MOBILITY OF LABOR NATURALIZATION NUMBER OF ASYLUM SEEKERS NUMBER OF FOREIGNERS NUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS NUMBER OF RESIDENTS OFFICIAL STATISTICS POPULATION GROWTH REFUGEES RETIREMENT SEASONAL WORKERS SERVANTS SKILLED LABOR SKILLED WORKERS TOTAL EMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE UNSKILLED LABOR WORK CONTRACTS WORK PERMITS WORKER WORKERS Gross, Dominique M. Immigration Policy and Foreign Population in Switzerland |
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With more than 20 percent, Switzerland is one of the countries with the largest foreign population. Since 1970 the government has tried to manage the flows of migrants in the hope of reconciling a chronic excess demand for labor with mounting pressures from nationalistic groups to control the level of foreign population. A policy of quotas on work permits has been effective in controlling the entry of new workers. Nevertheless, the overall dynamic of the system has led to an ever-increasing share of newcomers not covered by quotas. Because of institutional and economic changes, the outflow did not react to economic incentives as the government expected. Hence, at the beginning of the 21st century, the link between the instruments of immigration policy and its goal has become very weak and the level of foreign population is at an all time high. However, a new era has begun with an agreement on free mobility with European Union and European Free Trade Area (EFTA) countries. |
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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 Policy and Foreign Population in Switzerland |
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Immigration Policy and Foreign Population in Switzerland |
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Immigration Policy and Foreign Population in Switzerland |
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Immigration Policy and Foreign Population in Switzerland |
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Immigration Policy and Foreign Population in Switzerland |
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immigration policy and foreign population in switzerland |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/6606405/immigration-policy-foreign-population-switzerland http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8755 |
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