Professeurs et Recherche

Teaching

master Labor Economics and Policy
Related programme
Master of Science (MSc) in Economics

bachelor Recherche Empirique en Management et en Economie
Related programmes
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Management
Bachelor (BSc) in Economic Sciences
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics

Research

Research areas

Evaluation of Public Policies
This research area focuses on evaluating the effects of public policies.

Assistants

	Hélène Benghalem Helene.Benghalem@unil.ch Tel: (021 692) 36 69 Room: NEF 532			Antonin Beringhs Antonin.Beringhs@unil.ch

	Ha My Bui HaMy.Bui@unil.ch Tel: (021 692) 33 38 Room: Nef 508 full description			Clémence Gallopin clemence.gallopin@unil.ch

	Jeremias Klaeui Jeremias.Klaeui@unil.ch Room: NEF 508 full description			Carole Marullaz carole.marullaz@gmail.com

	Guillaume Rais Guillaume.Rais.1@unil.ch			Jimi Vaubien JIMI.VAUBIEN@UNIL.CH

	Jérémy Zuchuat jeremy.zuchuat@unil.ch Tel: (021 692) 36 73 Room: NEF 556 full description

Publications

57 last publications ordered by: publication type - year

: Peer Reviewed

Articles

	Cottier Lionel, Degen Kathrin ; Lalive Rafael (2019). Can unemployment benefit cuts improve employment and earnings?. Empirical Economics.

	Brown M., Grossmann V., Lalive R. ; Tille C. (2018). Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics. Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 154.

	Felfe C. , Lalive R. (2018). Does Early Child Care Affect Children's Development ?. Journal of Public Economics, 159, 33-53.

	Eugster Beatrix, Lalive Rafael, Steinhauer Andreas ; Zweimüller Josef (2017). Culture, Work Attitudes, and Job Search: Evidence from the Swiss Language Border. Journal of the European Economic Association, 15, 1056–1100.

	Kuhn Ursina, Lalive Rafael, Lipps Oliver ; Winkelmann Rainer (2017). Malheureux, les bourreaux de travail ?. Die Volkswirtschaft, 4, 43-45.

	Kuhn Ursina, Lalive Rafael, Lipps Oliver ; Winkelmann Rainer (2017). Sind Workaholics unzufriedener?. Die Volkswirtschaft, 4, 43-45.

	Lalive R. , Lehmann T. (2017). The labor market in Switzerland, 2000–2016. IZA World of Labor, NA.

	Lalive Rafael , Parrotta Pierpaolo (2017). How does pension eligibility affect labor supply in couples? . Labor Economics, 46, 177-188.

	Efferson C., Lalive R., Cacault M.P. ; Kistler D. (2016). The Evolution of Facultative Conformity Based on Similarity. PLOS ONE, 11, e0168551.

	Tiefenbeck V., Goette L., Degen K., Tasic V., Fleisch E., Lalive R. ; Staake T. (2016). Overcoming Salience Bias : How Real-Time Feedback Fosters Resource Conservation. Management Science, 1-42.

	Cacault M.P., Goette L., Lalive R. ; Thoenig M. (2015). Do we harm others even if we don't need to?. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 1-9.

	Lalive R., Landais C. ; Zweimüller J. (2015). Market Externalities of Large Unemployment Insurance Extension Programs. American Economic Review, 105, 3564-96.

	Antonioni A., Cacault M. P., Lalive R. ; Tomassini M. (2014). Know Thy Neighbor : Costly Information Can Hurt Cooperation in Dynamic Networks. PLoS ONE, 9.

	Lalive R., Schlosser A., Steinhauer A. ; Zweimüller J. (2014). Parental Leave and Mothers' Careers: The Relative Importance of Job Protection and Cash Benefits. Review of Economic Studies, 81, 219-265.

	Antonioni A., Cacault M. P., Lalive R. ; Tomassini M. (2013). Coordination on Networks: Does Topology Matter?. PLOS ONE, 8, e55033.

	Arni P., Lalive R. ; van Ours J. (2013). How Effective are Unemployment Benefit Sanctions? Looking Beyond Unemployment Exit. Journal of Applied Econometrics, 28, 1153-1178.

	Lalive R., Wuellrich J.-P. ; Zweimüller J. (2013). Do Financial Incentives Affect Firms' Demand For Disabled Workers?. Journal of the European Economic Association, 11, 25-58.

	Antonakis J. , Lalive R. (2011). Counterfactuals and causal inference: Methods and principles for social research. Structural Equation Modeling, 18, 152-159.

	Eugster B., Lalive R., Steinhauer A. ; Zweimüller J. (2011). The Demand for Social Insurance: Does Culture Matter?. The Economic Journal, 121, F413-F448.

	Lalive R., van Ours J.C. ; Zweimüller J. (2011). Equilibrium Unemployment and the Duration of Unemployment Benefits. Journal of Population Economics, 24, 1385-1409.

	Antonakis J., Bendahan S., Jacquart P. ; Lalive R. (2010). On making causal claims: A review and recommendations. The Leadership Quarterly, 21, 1086-1120.

	Lalive R. , Stutzer A. (2010). Approval of Equal Rights and Gender Differences in Well-Being. Journal of Population Economics, 23, 933-962.

	Grütter M. , Lalive R. (2009). The Importance of Firms in Wage Determination. Labour Economics, 16, 149-160.

	Kuhn A., Lalive R. ; Zweimüller J. (2009). The Public Health Costs of Job Loss. Journal of Health Economics, 28, 1099-1115.

	Lalive R. , Cattaneo A. (2009). Social Interactions and Schooling Decisions. Review of Economics and Statistics, 91, 457-477.

	Lalive R. , Zweimüller J. (2009). How does Parental Leave Affect Fertility and Return-to-Work? Evidence from Two Natural Experiments. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 124, 1363-1402.

	Antonakis J. , Lalive R. (2008). Quantifying Scholarly Impact: IQp versus the Hirsch h. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 59, 956-969.

	Efferson C., Lalive R. ; Fehr E. (2008). The coevolution of cultural groups and ingroup favoritism. Science, 321, 1844-1849.

	Efferson Ch., Lalive R., Richerson P. J., McElrath R. ; Lubell M. (2008). Conformists and Mavericks: The Empirics of Frequency-Dependent Cultural Transmission. Evolution and Human Behavior, 29, 56-64.

	Lalive R. (2008). How do Extended Benefits affect Unemployment Duration? A Regression Discontinuity Approach. Journal of Econometrics, 142, 785-806.

	Lalive R. , Schmutzler A. (2008). Exploring the Effects of Competition for Railway Markets. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 26, 443-458.

	Lalive R. , Schmutzler A. (2008). Entry in Liberalized Railway Markets: The German Experience. Review of Network Economics, 7, 37-52.

	Lalive R., van Ours J. C. ; Zweimüller J. (2008). The impact of active labour market programmes on the duration of unemployment in Switzerland. The Economic Journal, 118, 235-257.

	Lalive R. (2007). Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Duration, and Post-Unemployment Jobs: A Regression Discontinuity Approach. American Economic Review (Papers and Proceedings), 97, 108-112.

	Lalive R. (2007). Do Wages Compensate for Workplace Disamenities?. Applied Economics Quarterly, 53, 273-298.

	Lalive R., van Ours J. C. ; Zweimüller J. (2006). How Changes in Financial Incentives Affect the Duration of Unemployment. Review of Economic Studies, 73, 1009-1038.

	Falk A., Lalive R. ; Zweimüller J. (2005). The Success of Job Applications: A New Approach to Program Evaluation. Labour Economics, 12, 739-748.

	Lalive R., Zweimüller J. ; van Ours J. C. (2005). The Effect of Benefit Sanctions on the Duration of Unemployment. Journal of the European Economic Association, 3, 1386-1417.

	Lalive R. , Zweimüller J. (2004). Benefit entitlement and unemployment duration - The role of policy endogeneity. Journal of Public Economics, 88, 2587-2616.

	Stutzer A. , Lalive R. (2004). The Role of Social Work Norms in Job Searching and Subjective Well-being. Journal of the European Economic Association, 2, 696-719.

	Lalive R. (2003). Did we Overestimate the Value of Health?. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 27, 171-193.

	Luchsinger C., Lalive R. ; Wild J. (2003). Do Wages Rise With Job Seniority? The Swiss Case. Revue suisse d'économie et de statistique / Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik / Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 139, 207-229.

	Stutzer A. , Lalive R. (2002). Soziale Arbeitsnorm und Arbeitslosigkeit in der Schweiz. Revue suisse d'économie et de statistique / Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Volkswirtschaft und Statistik / Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 138, 293-316.

Book Sections

	Kuhn U., Lalive R., Lipps O. ; Winkelmann R. (2016). What 's more important for life satisfaction? Market Goods or Social Goods?. Swiss Social Report 2016 : Wellbeing (pp. 66-80). Seismo Verlag AG, Zürich.

	Antonakis J., Bendahan S., Jacquart P. ; Lalive R. (2014). Causality and endogeneity: Problems and solutions. The Oxford Handbook of Leadership and Organizations (pp. 93-117). Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K.; New York, USA.

	Foray D., Grieder M., Lalive R. ; Zehnder C. (2013). Peux-tu me dire si je dois lire cet article? Une introduction théorique et expérimentale à l'évaluation de la recherche par les non-scientifiques. Penser la valeur d'usage des sciences (pp. 199-212). Paris: Editions des archives contemporaines.

	Lalive R. , Zweimüller J. (2004). Benefit Entitlement and the Labor Market: Evidence from a Large-Scale Policy Change. Labor Market Institutions and Public Regulation (pp. 63-100). MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.

	Lalive R. , Burstroem K. (1998). Price Setting for Doctors. Regulation of Health: Case Studies of Sweden and Switzerland (Vol. 7, pp. 91-110). Springer science, Business Media, New York, NY.

Technical Reports

	Bonoli Giuliano, Lalive Rafael, Oesch Daniel, Bigotta Maurizio, Cottier Lionel ; Fossati Flavia (2017). Evaluation de l’Unité commune ORP- CSR en Ville de Lausanne. Université de Lausanne; Ville de Lausanne.

	Bonoli G., Lalive R., Oesch D., Turtschi N., von Ow A., Arni P. ; Parrotta P. (2014). L'impact des réseaux sociaux sur le retour à l'emploi des chômeurs (The impact of social networks on re-employment). Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).

Thesis

	COTTIER Lionel, Lalive Rafaël (Dir.) (2018). From Policy Design to Impact Evaluation, Three Essays in Microeconomics. Université de Lausanne, Faculté des hautes études commerciales.

	LAMBIRIS Mark, Lalive Rafaël (Dir.) (2017). Three Essays on Economie Vulnerability. Université de Lausanne, Faculté des hautes études commerciales.

	Cacault M. P., Lalive R. (Dir.) (2015). Behavior and beliefs in networks. Université de Lausanne, Faculté des hautes études commerciales.

	Degen K., Lalive R. (Dir.) (2014). Evidence-based Economic Policy - Three Essays in Applied Microeconometrics. Université de Lausanne, Faculté des hautes études commerciales.

	Eugster B., Lalive R. (Dir.) (2012). Unemployment, culture, and policies. Université de Lausanne, Faculté des hautes études commerciales.

	Arni P., Lalive R. (Dir.) (2011). Evaluation the During and Post Unemployment Effects of Labor Market Policies. Université de Lausanne, Faculté des hautes études commerciales.

	Lalive R., Zweimüller J. (Dir.) (2001). The Duration of Unemployment: Institutions, Labor Market Programs, and Social Interactions. University of Zürich.

Curriculum

Competences

Causal analysis

Microeconometric modelling

Education

Doctorate in Economics
(1998-2001)
University of Zürich

Licentiate in Economics
(1992-1997)
University of Zürich

Academic honors

EEA Young Economists Award
Award for "The Role of Social Work Norms in Job Searching and Subjective Well-Being"
Année : 2001

IEW Club Prize
Prize for "Benefit Entitlement and Unemployment Duration: Accounting for Policy Endogeneity"
Année : 2004

Keywords

applied economics
econometrics
effect of political measures on the individual behavior
labor economics

Rafael Lalive

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