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Rafael Lalive

@rlalive

Professor of economics, likes fondue and cheese
Lausanne lalive.org Joined August 2010
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Rafael Lalive @rlalive
Firms adapt remarkably well to scarcity of skills they need, becoming less choosy if skill is scarce...
ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin Verified account @RF_Berlin Jan 26
🆕RFBerlin Discussion Paper! @jklaeui, Daniel Kopp, @rlalive & Michael Siegenthaler show that firms play a central role in workers’ occupational transitions during scarce labor markets, mediating employment and skill adjustments.
🔗 rfberlin.com/wp-content/upl…
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Rafael Lalive @rlalive
New working paper out now...
ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin Verified account @RF_Berlin Oct 31, 2025
🆕 RFBerlin working paper: Mirjam Bächli, @rlalive and @mipellizzari design and test individually tailored recommendations for job seekers, finding significant improvements in reemployment outcomes, especially among disadvantaged individuals. Paper here: rfberlin.com/network-paper/…
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A great conference...
ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin Verified account @RF_Berlin Aug 22, 2025
Today at Monte Verità: “Firms and Workers in Switzerland and Similar Economies” -
a special workshop dedicated to our project leader Josef Zweimüller!

Colleagues and friends gather to celebrate Josef’s contributions and to exchange new ideas on labor, firms, and society.
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Rafael Lalive @rlalive
Important research on a challenging topic
New study for🇨🇭econ ministery:

Sanctioning the unemployed for misbehavior (cutting benefits) is usually followed up by stricter job application requirements & makes them search more

However, the jobs they find are worse..

w/@rlalive B. Kaiser M. Wolf

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