Philippe Wanner

• PhD
• Managing Director at University of Geneva

The COVID-19 pandemic has widened the gap in mortality between different population groups. While socioeconomic status has been shown to be an important determinant of mortality, the relationship between migration status and mortality risk remains unclear. The objective of this paper is to explain whether and why foreign populations had a higher ri...

Background: Switzerland is characterised by significant flows of migrants from different countries of origin and with different levels of education. More than half of recent migrants have reported experiencing prejudice or discriminatory practices in the last 24 months. Methods: Based on a 2018 survey of 7,740 adult migrants (aged 24-64) who arr...

La décision de se naturaliser dépend non seulement du profil et de la trajectoire migratoire des personnes susceptibles d’acquérir une nouvelle nationalité, mais aussi des caractéristiques des pays d’accueil et d’origine. Peu d’attention est toutefois portée aux changements survenant dans le pays d’origine. Cet article s’intéresse à trois évènement...

Naturalization decision not only depends on the profile and migratory trajectory of those likely to acquire a new nationality but also on the characteristics of the host countries and the countries of origin. Until now, little attention has been paid to changes in the country of origin. Thus, this article focused on three events that may have affec...

Objective We examine how the requirement to work from home during COVID-19 affected the social integration of immigrants. Methods Using a representative panel of 7,400 immigrants to Switzerland, we run ordered logistic regression models to test how a change in job status and the obligation to work from home is reflected in a range of social integr...

Objective: Understand the COVID-19-related health literacy of socioeconomically vulnerable migrant groups. Methods: We conducted a survey available in 8 languages among 2,354 members of the target population in Switzerland in 2020. We measured health literacy in four dimensions (finding, understanding, evaluating and applying health information) an...

Ce rapport dresse un panorama général de la situation financière des résidents de la Suisse, à l’aide des données fiscales de 11 cantons, complétées par des données de registres et d’enquêtes. La mise en relation de ces données fournit des informations non seulement sur le revenu et la fortune, mais également sur certaines prestations sociales non...

Der vorliegende Bericht liefert eine Übersicht über die finanzielle Situation der Wohnbevölkerung der Schweiz. Er stützt sich dabei auf die Steuerdaten aus elf Kantonen, ergänzt durch Register- und Erhebungsdaten. Die Verknüpfung dieser Daten gibt nicht nur Aufschluss über die Einkommens- und Vermögensverhältnisse, sondern auch über einige in den S...

This paper uses linked Swiss administrative and survey data to examine the relationship between educational mismatch in the labour market and emigration decisions, carrying out the analysis for both Swiss native and previous immigrant workers. In turn, migrants’ decisions separate returning home from onward migration to a third country. We find tha...

The notion of residential settlement associated with the acquisition of new citizenship has been recently challenged by a number of studies highlighting its instrumentality as a subsequent mobility factor. The long and diverse history of Switzerland as a country of immigration and the availability of rich data on naturalization and international mi...

This paper uses linked Swiss administrative and survey data to examine the relationship between educational mismatch in the labour market and emigration decisions, carrying out the analysis for both Swiss native and previous immigrant workers. In turn, migrants' decisions separate returning home from onward migration to a third country. We find tha...

Since 1971 the Swiss Federal Statistical Office has published annual fertility data split by nationality (Swiss/foreign). These indicate that the TFR for women of foreign nationality has been 0.5 children higher than for Swiss women for most of the period since 1991. However, statistics from household registration (STATPOP) and the Families and Gen...

Objectives: We examined the effect of the mother's origin and socio-economic characteristics on adverse perinatal outcomes in Switzerland. Methods: Births occurring from 2011 to 2017 were identified in the Swiss population register and merged with the Swiss civil register and the Register of the first pillar to obtain information on the migratio...

Le débat sur la localisation spatiale des populations étrangères reste au stade embryonnaire en Suisse, ceci même si la proportion d’étrangers augmente régulièrement et si des soupçons de discrimination sur le marché du logement sont parfois évoqués. A partir d’un indice de ségrégation, cet article alimente ce débat en montrant des niveaux de conce...

Die Debatte über die räumliche Ansiedlung der ausländischen Bevölkerung steht in der Schweiz noch ganz am Anfang, auch wenn der Ausländeranteil stetig zunimmt und bisweilen der Verdacht der Diskriminierung auf dem Wohnungsmarkt geäussert wird. Auf der Grundlage eines Segregationsindexes trägt dieser Artikel zu dieser Debatte bei, da er für ausländi...

Immigrants face numerous obstacles to integrating themselves into the Swiss labor market. One issue is the underutilization of skills, qualifications, and knowledge, which results in a brain waste for the migrants as well as for the Swiss society. This study examines the determinants of de-qualification and de-emancipation among the recently arrive...

There is evidence that immigrants experience difficulties in finding a job that matches their human capital endowment upon arrival in the host country. Based on data from the Migration-Mobility Survey 2016, our empirical analysis has two goals. First, it measures the incidence of educational and skills mismatches among different groups of recent im...

This chapter provides a general overview of the Migration-Mobility Nexus in Switzerland. Today’s patterns of migration move on a continuum from long-term and permanent to increasingly temporary and fluid. Based on data from the Migration-Mobility Survey and on theoretical and political considerations, it aims at providing a general empirical overvi...

This chapter aims at measuring the extent to which the subjective reasons of immigration impact on the level and the pace of structural integration, defined as the participation in the labour market. The analysis not only considers primary migrants but also accompanying spouses and distinguishes between migrants regarding their country of origin an...

Despite a significant reduction in regional life expectancy disparities during the 20th century, there are still today important inequalities concerning dying according to where one lives. These inequalities are often linked either to the socioeconomic structure of different regions' populations, or to specific exposure to the risk of dying (life s...

Naturalised migrants are found to have a higher human capital endowment as they are more educated, more likely to be employed or have higher earnings than non-naturalised migrants. But little is known about how naturalisation affects health. Since 2007, Germany has recognised dual citizenship, while Austria still does not grant this right to their...

Background In 2011 Switzerland reported the highest infant mortality rate among Western European countries, as well as the highest percentage of foreign population (23%). The comparison of the Swiss and foreign population in terms of reproductive health has received so far insufficient attention. The aim of the present study is to analyze the infan...

While regional differences in life expectancy have flattened out in Switzerland, we investigate the effect of periurbanization on the geography of mortality. Using data from vital statistics and censuses, we find an increasing intra-urban differentiation of mortality since 1980, especially in the largest and most recently sprawling cities. A non-li...

Every year, Switzerland records more than 100,000 departures to another country. The magnitude of this emigration flow is surprising, as the economic conjuncture and the labor market are in a favorable position in international comparison. Using longitudinal data of more than 800,000 individuals followed over three consecutive years, this article a...

International labour migration in post-industrial countries raises numerous questions. A wide range of studies have been published on the impact of immigration on the labour market but only few studies take into account both arrivals (immigrations) and departures (emigrations), rather than only the role of newcomers on the labour market. This paper...

This study analyses internal migration in Mexico from 2000 to 2005 using econometric models in order to find the determinants of migration at an aggregated level. The study is performed for several subpopulations, which allows understanding the determinants of migration at a deeper level. Significant differences in the determinants among educationa...

L’Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) publie régulièrement des données sur la mortalité au niveau de la Suisse et des cantons. Certaines particularités régionales de la mortalité en Suisse ne sont toutefois pas observables à ces niveaux géographiques. L’étude de Philippe Wanner et Mathias Lerch de l’Université de Genève présentée dans la publica...

One of the foremost challenges for contemporary Europe is the integration of new immigrants and their children. The second generation constitutes a rapidly growing and highly visible group of metropolitan youth that faces the dilemma of navigating their ethnic identities in a world that puts a premium on assimilation. This volume examines the lives...

This chapter considers the full range of labor-migrant groups in Switzerland; some of these groups hail from nearby, “culturally close” countries such as France and Italy, whereas others originate in more distant countries such as Turkey. There are complex patterns of educational attainment and employment by country of origin, generational position...

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the prevalence of self-reported cardiovascular risk factors differs between immigrants and Swiss nationals. This study is a secondary data analysis of the Swiss Health Survey 2002, a cross-sectional survey. In total, 19,249 individuals living in Switzerland were included. The prevalence of hypert...

Societal health patterns result from the interaction of human behavior and the characteristics of natural, social and cultural environments. Knowing the powerful influence that the larger society exerts is crucial in order to identify and manage the factors that help determine healthy development outcomes. Low or persistently low fertility levels a...

As in other European countries, the religious landscape of Switzerland has diversified over the last forty years, with a movement away from the traditional institutions and a rapid expansion of minority religions. Taking advantage of the Swiss statistical system, which records residents' religion in the census and in vital records, the mortality di...

Religious Affiliation and Mortality in Switzerland, 1991-2004 As in other European countries, the religious landscape of Switzerland has diversified over the last forty years, with a movement away from the traditional institutions and a rapid expansion of minority religions. Taking advantage of the Swiss statistical system, which records residents’...

To test whether maternal mortality was higher among immigrant women than Swiss women. All maternal deaths and live births in Switzerland from 1969 to 2006 from official vital statistics were considered. We calculated maternal mortality ratios (MMRs) in four time intervals (1969-1979, 1980-1989, 1990-1999, 2000-2006) for both Swiss and immigrant wom...

Switzerland is from the end of World War II an immigration country. After three decades of labour migration, in the early 1980s, family reunification progressively became the most important reason for immigration. At the time of the 2000 Census, there were 1.5 million documented foreigners living in Switzerland. This represented 20% of the resident...

Dans un contexte où l’évolution démographique des villes suisses est devenue tributaire de l’immigration internationale, cet article questionne sur la permanence de cet apport en analysant les migrations internes des étrangers entre 1982 et 2004. Les résultats indiquent une attractivité de plus en plus différentiée des régions ayant une position ce...

Affiliation religieuse et mortalité en Suisse entre 1991 et 2004 Les recensements comportant une question sur la religion sont de plus en plus rares : si la France y a renoncé depuis 1872 (voir l'article sur les protestants dans Population, 2009, n° 1), la Suisse continue à recueillir cette information dans tous ses recensements ainsi que pour chaq...

Special Series on Children in Immigrant Families in Affluent Societies There were 1.5 million documented foreigners living in Switzerland in 2000. This represented 20 per cent of the resident population, which is one of the highest shares of foreign residents within any country in Europe. Switzerland may be described as a country of immigrants beca...

Immigrant mothers in developed countries often experience worse pregnancy outcomes than native women. Several epidemiological studies have described the pregnancy outcome of immigrant women in European receiving countries, with conflicting results. The present systematic review makes a quantitative synthesis of available evidence on the association...

More than 20% of people living in Switzerland are immigrants, defined as people with foreign nationality. This study examines health disparities between the main immigrant groups in Switzerland and the majority Swiss population. Epidemiological analysis of the 2002 Swiss Health Survey (SHS): the SHS contains health-related information about 19,706...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the prevalence of self-reported cardiovascular risk factors differs between immigrants and Swiss nationals. Design and Sample: This study is a secondary data analysis of the Swiss Health Survey 2002, a cross-sectional survey. In total, 19,249 individuals living in Switzerland were inc...

Many studies on the generational social mobility of immigrant populations have taken into account the socio-economic characteristics of the immigrant groups on the one hand, and the historical and economic conditions of the receiving society, including the legal framework, on the other. However, little attention has so far been paid to the juridica...

To explore the issues of pregnancy and delivery in migrant women in their interaction with the Swiss healthcare system. Focus groups were conducted with women of the Turkish and Portuguese communities. Swiss women were included as the reference group. Interpreters were used when needed. Group discussions were recorded and transcribed; all communica...

Although the percentage of foreigners residing in Switzerland is as high as 20%, it was not until the nineties that the country set up an official integration policy. Unemployment among immigrants was one of the main reasons that prompted this significant change. The policy accorded priority to newcomers. This article, which draws on two recent stu...

Les études épidémiologiques montrent que la santé reproductive des femmes immigrées en Europe est déficitaire en comparaison de celle des natives. Ayant dressé ce constat, l’étude, réalisée pour le compte de l’OFSP, analyse le rôle des politiques d’intégration et des politiques sanitaires spécifiques aux étrangers en Europe sur la santé reproductiv...

La présente étude identifie les facteurs qui déterminent la réception de transferts de fonds de migrants en Albanie, afin de fournir des informations quant à leur impact sur le niveau de vie des ménages. Si un cinquième de la population albanaise a quitté le pays depuis 1989, les transferts de fonds ont réprésente durant cette même période jusqu'à...

Une population âgée plus autonome et en meilleure santé De plus en plus de ménages de petite taille, une mobilité résidentielle accrue, des conditions de vie plus favorables et une meilleure santé caractérisent la population âgée en Suisse. Ces tendances marquent l’émergence d’autres formes de vie après 50 ans. Elles présentent ainsi de meilleures...

Professional Integration of Foreigners and of People of Foreign Origin in Switzerland. Using the Swiss Households Panel data, this study draws a general picture of the ways of life and professional integration of communities defined, according to the country of origin (nationality of the parents at birth) and the current nationality. It shows the d...

Cohort mortality from 1880-1980 in Switzerland Objectives: Seek to explain the declining mortality rates observed in Switzerland using a different approach from conventional period analyses. Methods: Analysis of the mortality rates for cohorts born between 1880 and 1980 in Switzerland. Results: While the mortality transition was a constant feature...

Seek to explain the declining mortality rates observed in Switzerland using a different approach from conventional period analyses. Analysis of the mortality rates for cohorts born between 1880 and 1980 in Switzerland. While the mortality transition was a constant feature of the 20th century, mortality receded most sharply among the 1900 to 1940 bi...

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Changes in family formation behaviour are responsible for the coexistence of two forms of union in the developed countries: the fairly “flexible” extramarital cohabitation, and the more formal or official form, marriage. Cohabitation is on the increase in Switzerland, currently accounting for nearly 9 in 10 newly-formed couples, but marriage is sti...

Changes in family formation behaviour are responsible for the coexistence of two forms of union in the developed countries: the fairly "flexible" extra-marital cohabitation, and the more formal or official form, marriage. Cohabitation is on the increase in Switzerland, currently accounting for nearly 9 in 10 newly-formed couples, but marriage is st...

L'objectif de cette étude est ainsi de décrire la mobilité résidentielle– définie par le changement durable de lieu de résidence principale) – en Suisse, à partir des données recueillies lors de l’enquête suisse sur la population active de 1998 (enquête ESPA;OFS, 1996a). Compte tenu des données utilisées, il s’agira plus spécifiquement d’évaluer pa...

The fertility in communities of larger agglomerations is affected by their relative location. Certain general characteristics, however, can be clearly defined for five large Swiss agglomerations: fertility in the city centres is lower than at the urban periphery and the average age of first-time mothers and the number of extramarital births is high...

La Suisse se caractérise, par rapport à la plupart des pays européens, par une durée élevée de résidence nécessaire à la naturalisation – 12 ans pour la naturalisation ordinaire – et par des critères de naturalisation sévères. Dans ce contexte, la proportion de la population étrangère obtenant chaque année la nationalité suisse reste relativement f...

In this paper, the authors first present the aims of demographic projections and the sources of uncertainty. After that, they discuss the consequences of the uncertainty on the quality of projections, in particular the methods to measure the error due to uncertainty. This paper ends with a presentation of methods to control uncertainty and with som...

In Switzerland, women live about six years more than men. The purpose of our study was to measure and describe the respective contributions of the various age groups and causes of death to the difference in life expectancy at birth between men and women. With an analytical demographic method, this difference in life expectancy can be distributed ac...

Au cours du siècle, le recul de la mortalité ne s'est pas fait au même rythme dans l'ensemble des cantons. Cette évolution differente a mené à une forte réduction des disparités de la mortalité. Ainsi, alors qu'en 1920/21 une typologie cantonale permettait de regrouper statistiquement les cantons selon les risques de décès aux âges infantiles, juvé...

PIP: This study examines the extent to which foreigners living in Switzerland have been able to acquire Swiss nationality over the past 15 years. In the first part, the author describes the context in which naturalization occurs. He discusses the relevant laws and statutes and describes how they have changed over time, and how the situation in Swit...