infonet-economy

This paper investigates the evolution of the interest groups system in Denmark and Switzerland. Denmark is an emblematic example of social corporatism, while Switzerland is a paradigmatic case of liberal corporatism. However, neo-corporatist arrangements are put under strong and cumulative pressures in both countries, for instance through Europeanization, party polarization,…

The study of migration generally refers to immigration. Emigration is usually neglected. This study aims at bringing the attention to one aspect of emigration, namely emigration and diaspora practices. These are developed for different purposes and consist of a heterogeneous assemblage of measures. In common with many other countries, India and Jamaica have both joined these efforts…

La catastrophe de Mattmark de 1965 a durablement marqué l'histoire migratoire récente de la Suisse. Suite à la chute d'une langue de glacier sur les baraques du chantier de la digue de Mattmark, 88 personnes meurent sur leur lieu de travail. Par la diversité d'origine des victimes, cet événement de portée nationale acquiert une dimension internationale. Il suscite en…

Ce chapitre s’articule entre trois temps. Nous rappelons brièvement en quoi consistent les capacités évaluatives, les stratégies de développement de celles-ci et le rôle qu’y tient la recherche scientifique. Nous présentons ensuite un très bref résumé du développement des capacités évaluatives en Suisse, en mettant la focale sur la contribution de la recherche académique à la…

In a ‘demoi-cracy’, separate statespeoples enter into a political arrangement and jointly exercise political authority. Its proper domain is a polity of democratic states with hierarchical, majoritarian features of policy-making, especially in value-laden redistributive and coercive policy areas, but without a unified political community (demos). In its vertical dimension, demoi-…

The paper considers panel data methods for estimating ordered logit models with individual-specific correlated unobserved heterogeneity. We show that a popular approach is inconsistent, while a number of consistent and effcient estimators are available, including minimum distance and GMM. A Monte Carlo study reveals the good properties of an alternative estimator that has not been…

Little is currently known about the effects of skill composition on academic entrepreneurship. Therefore, in this paper, following Lazear’s (J Labor Econ 23(4):649–680, 2005) jack-of-all-trades approach, we study how the composition of a scientist’s skills affects his or her intention to become an entrepreneur. Extending Lazear, we examine how the effect of balanced skills is…