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Immigration Policy and Foreign Population in Switzerland

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dc.contributor.authorGross, Dominique M.
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-22T14:12:48Z
dc.date.available2012-06-22T14:12:48Z
dc.date.issued2006-02
dc.description.abstractWith 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.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/6606405/immigration-policy-foreign-population-switzerland
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3853
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8755
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3853
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectASYLUM SEEKERS
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectBORDER REGIONS
dc.subjectCENSUS
dc.subjectCENSUS BUREAU
dc.subjectCOUNTRIES OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectCOUNTRY OF ORIGIN
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR LABOR
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC INCENTIVES
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC MIGRANTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC NEEDS
dc.subjectECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
dc.subjectEMIGRANTS
dc.subjectEMIGRATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVEL
dc.subjectFAMILY REUNIFICATION
dc.subjectFAMILY REUNION
dc.subjectFLOWS OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN LABOR
dc.subjectFOREIGN LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFOREIGN POPULATION
dc.subjectFOREIGN RESIDENTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN WORKERS
dc.subjectGEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION COUNTRIES
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION LAW
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION LEGISLATION
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION POLICIES
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION POLICY
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CHANGES
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectMIGRATION FLOWS
dc.subjectMIGRATION INFLOWS
dc.subjectMIGRATIONS
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectMOBILITY OF LABOR
dc.subjectNATURALIZATION
dc.subjectNUMBER OF ASYLUM SEEKERS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF FOREIGNERS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF IMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF RESIDENTS
dc.subjectOFFICIAL STATISTICS
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectRETIREMENT
dc.subjectSEASONAL WORKERS
dc.subjectSERVANTS
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSKILLED WORKERS
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATE
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectWORK CONTRACTS
dc.subjectWORK PERMITS
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleImmigration Policy and Foreign Population in Switzerlanden
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.titleImmigration Policy And Foreign Population In Switzerland
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T07:19:53.279209Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/6606405/immigration-policy-foreign-population-switzerland
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid667411468117870996
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3853
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000016406_20060217164142
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum6606405
okr.identifier.reportWPS3853
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countrySwitzerland
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::International Migration
okr.topicHuman Migrations and Resettlements
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Demographics
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements
okr.topicSocial Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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