Jean-Marc Falter Université de Genève tel: +41 22 379 98 77 40, Bd. Du Pont-d Arve jean-marc.falter@unige.ch CH- 1211 Genève 4 Citizenship: Swiss Date of birth: Geneva, July 10th 1970 Languages: French (native), English (fluent), German (good) and Italian (intermediate) Education and degrees: 2002: PhD in Economics Occupational Choices: Empirical Studies on Self-Employment in Switzerland, under the supervision of Prof. Y. Flückiger. 1997 Master Degree in Economics and Finance, University of Geneva 1993 B.A. in Economics, University of Geneva. Current position Senior Lecturer, University of Geneva, Switzerland Deputy Manager, Leading house in the economics of vocational education: "Transitions, Demand for Skills and Labour Market Performances" Project Leader, IP 4 Economic Inequalities: Towards pathways out of vulnerability, LIVES Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR). Experience and positions: 2007- Senior Lecturer (Maître d enseignement et de recherche), University of Geneva. Deputy Manager, Leading house in the economics of vocational education: "Transitions, Demand for Skills and Labour Market Performances", a project supported by the Swiss Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology 2005-2007 Lecturer (Maître-assistant), University of Geneva Project manager, Leading house in the economics of vocational education 2003-2005 Lecturer (Maître-assistant), University of Geneva Project Child Poverty and the Intergenerational Transmission of Economic Opportunities, (Swiss National Science Foundation) 1998-2003 Teaching assistant, Department of Economics, University of Geneva 1997-1998 Research assistant, Centre for Applied Economics (Laboratoire d'économie appliqué), University of Geneva Teaching activities: Regular courses: 2011-present: Life course and economics, Master in Socio-Economics, University of Geneva. 2008-present: Labour economics, Bachelor in Economics, University of Freiburg. 2008-present: Economics of education, Master in Economics, University of Geneva. 1
2007-present: Public Finance, Master in Public Administration, University of Geneva. 2007-2008: Economics of education, Bachelor in Economics, University of Geneva. 2004-2007: Micro and macro-economics, Bachelor, Geneva School of Business Administration. Occasional teaching activities: 2006-2011: Unemployment and poverty, CERAH, University of Geneva. 2008, 2011: Poverty and social stratification, EESP, Lausanne. 2009, 2011: Economics of Education, Master in vocational education, SFIVET, Bern. 2010: Human capital, Master, University Andina Simon Bolivar, La Paz, Bolivia. 2003-2007: Micro and macro-economics, University IFM, Geneva. 2003, 2005: International macro-economics, UBS Bank (training courses for fund managers). Research interest Economics of education: vocational training, school-to-work transitions, intergenerational mobility. Labour economics: returns to education, unemployment, occupational changes, minimum wages. Other: applied microeconometrics, poverty and inequality, socioeconomics, sport economics, regional studies. Refereed articles: Parental Background, Upper Secondary Transitions and Schooling Inequality in Switzerland, Swiss Journal of Sociology, 2012, vol. 38(2), pp. 201-222. Have Unskilled Youths Become More Vulnerable to Unemployment in Switzerland?, Swiss Journal of Social Work, 2012 (with Sylvain Weber, Vahan Garibian et Giovanni Ferro Luzzi). Quelle est l importance des compétences évaluées dans les avantages liés à la formation sur le marché du travail?, Raisons Educatives, 2011, no. 15. The Effect of Parental Background on Track Choices and Wages, Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2011, vol. 147 (2), pp. 157-180 (with Giovanni Ferro Luzzi and Federica Sbergami). Does Vocational Education Affect Employer Learning? Evidence from Switzerland, Empirische Pädagogik, 2009, vol. 23 (4), pp. 460-479 (with Cyril Pasche). The Impact of Overwhelming Joy on Consumer Demand, Journal of Sport Economics, 2008, vol. 9 (1), pp. 20-42 (with Christophe Pérignon and Olivier Vercruysse). Self-Employment and Earning Inequality, Journal of Income Distribution, 2007, vol. 16 (2), pp. 106-127. Entrepreneurship and Intergenerational Links in Switzerland, LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 2007, vol. 21 (1), pp. 121-134. Equivalence Scales and Subjective Data in Switzerland, Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2006, vol. 142 (2), pp. 263-284. The Changing Structure of Male Self-Employment in Switzerland, International Journal of Manpower, 2005, vol. 26 (3), pp. 296-312. Demand for Football and Intra-Game Winning Probability: An Essay on the Glorious Uncertainty of Sports, Applied Economics, 2000, vol. 32, pp. 1757-1765 (with Christophe Pérignon). Self-Employment and Wage Discrimination in Switzerland, Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2000, vol. 136 (3), pp. 349-369. Public-Private Sector Wage Differential in Switzerland, Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2000, vol. 136 (3), pp. 319-339 (with Giovanni Ferro Luzzi). From Employment to Exclusion: a Statistical Analysis of Unemployment in the Geneva Area in 1995-1996, International Journal of Manpower, 1998, vol. 19 (6), pp 424-437 (with Yves Flückiger and Jacques Silber). 2
Book chapters: Economics of Education Transitions, Skills and the Labour Market, 2009, in Fritz Oser and al. (Eds), VET Boost Towards a Theory of Professionnal Compentencies, Rotterdam, Sense Publisher, pp. 117-132 (with Yves Flückiger and José Ramirez). Compentenze e mercato del lavoro in Svizerra, 2009, in Gianni Ghisla and Lorenzo Bonoli (Eds), Lavoro e formazione professionnale: nuove sfide, Bellinzona, Casagrande, pp. 238-248 (with Cyril Pasche). Capital humain, de l éducation au marché du travail, 2009, in Michel Oris et al. (Eds), Transitions dans le parcours de vie et construction des inégalités, Lausanne, Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, pp. 169-184 (with Yves Flückiger and Muriel Meunier). Le divorce, facteur de pauvreté féminine, 2009, in Michel Oris et al. (Eds), Transitions dans le parcours de vie et construction des inégalités, Lausanne, Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, pp. 297-314. Bas-salaires et working poor en Suisse, 2004, in Vivre en Suisse 1999-2000, E. Zimmermann and R. Tillman (Eds), Editions Peter Lang, Bern (with Yves Flückiger). L avenir du travail: une réflexion sur le temps partiel et ses conséquences économiques et sociales, 2004, L avenir Hommages à Christian Lalive d Epinay, in S. Cavalli et J.P. Fragnière (Eds), Réalités sociales, Lausanne (with Yves Flückiger and Giovanni Ferro Luzzi). Analyse des différences de salaires entre la population suisse et étrangère, 2002, in Migrations et relations interculturelles, 2002, Hans-Rudolf Wicker, Rosita Fibbi, Werner Haug (Eds), Seismo, Zürich (with Augustin De Coulon, Yves Flückiger and José Ramirez). Monographs Compétences, formation et marché du travail en Suisse, 2007, Swiss Federal Statistical Office (with Cyril Pasche). Ageing and Employment Policies: Italy, 2004, OECD, (with Andrea Baranzini, Giovanni Ferro Luzzi and Anne Sonnet). Formation et travail - Le marché suisse du travail et son évolution, 2004, Swiss Federal Statistical Office, (with Yves Flückiger). Reports Détermination de la demande potentielle et des frais d investissement et d exploitation d une piscine sur la rive droite du canton de Genève, 2009, Observatoire universitaire des sports et des loisirs (sous la direction de Giuseppe Pini). Le travail domestique en Suisse Calcul d un seuil de salaire en usage en vue de l édiction d un contrat type de travail au sein du secteur du service domestique en Suisse, 2008, mandat du SECO (avec Giovanni Ferro Luzzi, Yves Flückiger, Roman Graf et Kristen Sobeck). Formation professionnelle et croissance économique: état de la question et pistes de recherche, 2006, mandat de l'offt (avec Siegfried Hahnart et Cyril Pasche). Minimum wages and the labour market: the case of Thailand, 2005, Country Development Partnership Social Protection, Ministry of Labour (Thailand) and World Bank. Economic Vulnerability and Non-Income Poverty in Georgia, 2002, World Bank. Part-time Work: Characteristics and Perspectives, 2001, Swiss National Fund for Scientific Research, (with Giovanni Ferro Luzzi and Yves Flückiger). Self-Employment: Characteristics and Perspectives, 2001, Swiss National Fund for Scientific Research, (with Giovanni Ferro Luzzi and Yves Flückiger). La main d'oeuvre frontalière et son impact sur les salaires à Genève, 2000, Série de publication de l OUE-LEA no. 9, University of Geneva (with Yves Flückiger). 3
Analyse statistique de la population au chômage et des chômeurs en fin de droit à Genève, 1998, Observatoire universitaire de l'emploi, Série de publication du LEA No 17, University of Geneva (with Yves Flückiger and Jacques Silber). Analyse des conséquences budgétaires d'une réforme de l'aide sociale en Ville de Genève, 1998, Observatoire universitaire de l'emploi, Série de publication du LEA No.16, University of Geneva (with Yves Flückiger). Formation professionnelle et croissance économique: état de la question et pistes de recherche, 2006, Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology, (with Siegfried Hahnart and Cyril Pasche). Recent working papers Does Tracking Shape Intergenerational Transmission of Educational Attainment? Evidence from Switzerland (with Florian Wendelspiess Chávez Juárez, http://ssrn.com/abstract=1938281). Can Gender Traits Explain Job Aspiration Segregation? (with Florian Wendelspiess Chávez Juárez http://ssrn.com/abstract=1938282). General Education, Vocational Education, and Wage Growth over the Lifecycle (with Sylvain Weber, http://ssrn.com/abstract=1543906). Work in progress Vocational education: from upper secondary education to the labour market (avec Florian Wendelspiess Chávez Juárez). Occupational change and skills: trajectories out of declining occupations (avec Daniel Oesch). Unemployment: effectiveness of placement agencies and job seekers behavior (avec Pierre Kempeneers). The influence of job quality, work-family conflict and incompatibility on well-being: A longitudinal analysis of German, Swiss and British data (avec Laura Bernardi, Doris Hanappi et Oliver Lipps). Miscellaneous Formation continue et compétences, 2009, Education Permanente, Revue suisse pour la formation continue, no. 2009-2. Les salaires dans le canton de Genève : Evolution entre 1991 et 2000, 2004, OCSTAT, Communications statistiques no. 15, février, Genève (with Yves Flückiger). Contributor to Dictionnaire suisse de politique sociale 2002, 2 nd edition, J.-P. Fragnière and R. Girod (ed.), Réalités Sociales. Travail à temps partiel et indépendants en Suisse: élément d'explication de l'évolution récente, 1998, Revue de l'office fédéral des assurances sociales, no. 3, pp 122-124. Consulting activities: 2011 OECD Active and passive unemployment policies. 2010 Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) Firms and Training. 2005 World Bank and Ministry of Labour (Thailand) Impact of minimum wages in Thailand. 2003 OCDE - Ageing and employment policies: Italy (with Anne Sonnet, Giovanni Ferro Luzzi and Andrea Baranzini). 2002 World Bank - Studies on economic vulnerability in Georgia. 4
Grants: 2010-2013: NCCR LIVES, IP Pathways out of vulnerability (Project head; in association with Giuliano Bonoli, Daniel Oesch and Rafael Lalive), Swiss national fund for scientific research. 2011-2012: Leading house in the economics of vocational education: Vocational Education: From Upper Secondary Education to the Labour Market (with Yves Flückiger and José Ramirez), Swiss Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology. 2006-2010: Leading house in the economics of vocational education: Transitions, Demand for Skills and Labour Market Performances (with Yves Flückiger (project leader), Siegfried Hahnart and José Ramirez), Swiss Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology. 2003-2005: Swiss national fund for scientific research Child poverty and the intergenerational transmission of economic opportunities (with Yves Flückiger), PNR 52. Commissioned studies: 2011: Swiss state secretariat for economic affairs (SECO): Placing agencies and job seekers behavior and expectations (with Pierre Kempeneers). 2010: Canton of Geneva: Incentives schemes for apprenticeship trainers (with Pierre Kempeneers). 2009: Canton of Geneva: Economic effects of shopping opening hours (with Giuseppe Pini). 2008: Swiss state secretariat for economic affairs (SECO): Wages in the personal services sector (with Giovanni Ferro Luzzi and Kirsten Sobeck). 2006: Swiss federal office for Statistics: Research on ALL data (with Cyril Pasche). 2006: Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology: Vocational training and growth (with Siegfried Hahnart and Cyril Pasche). 2005: Swiss federation of trade unions: Early retirement in Switzerland (with Pascal Candolfi). Presentations Academic conferences, workshops and seminars 2012: SASE, Cambridge MA; Seminar, LEST, Aix-en-Provence, France. 2011: SASE, Madrid; International conference for panel data users, FORS, Lausanne; ESPE, Hangzhou; VET conference, Bern; Raisons éducatives, Geneva. 2010: Firms and training, Paris I-Panthéon Sorbonne, Paris. 2009: International conference for panel data users, FORS, Lausanne; Seminar, University of Fribourg; Académie Hassan II des Sciences Techniques, Rabat, Morocco ; VET conference, Bern. 2008: EALE conference, Amsterdam; International Conference on Educational Economics, Athens; IRIS conference, Geneva. 2007: Italian Association of Labour Economists, Naples; EALE conference, Oslo; Research on Vocational Education and Training, Göttingen. 2006: Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics, Lugano. 2005: Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics, Zurich; International conference for panel data users, Neuchâtel; 2003: EALE conference, Sevilla; Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics, Bern; Workshop working poor, University of Freibourg. 2002: EALE conference, Paris. 5
2001: EALE conference Jyvaskyla, Finland; COST Workshop, Zagreb. 2000: Applied Econometric Society, Helsinki; IZA Summer School, Buch-am-Ammersee, Germany; Swiss Society of Economics and Statistics, Solothurn. Public administrations and international organisations 2011: Active Employment Policies, OECD and Ministry of Labour, Madrid. 2010: Firms and Training, Interamerican Development Bank, Montevideo, Uruguay; Minimum Wages, Intergroupe travail, Swiss Parliament, Bern. 2009: Equivalence scales, Swiss Federal Office for Social Affairs, Bern. 2007: Labour Market and Vocational Training: New Challenges, SFIVET, Lugano. 2005: School-to-work transitions, Workshop of the canton Ticino, Bellinzona; Minimum Wages in Thailand, Ministry of Labour & World Bank, Bangkok. 2004: Ageing and Employment Policies in Italy, OECD, Roma. Non-scientific audience 2011: Skills, education and the labour market, EESP, Lausanne. 2010: Crisis and training, ARFAD, Lausanne. 2008: Child Poverty in Switzerland, Fondation Pérène, Délémont. 2006: Child Poverty in Switzerland, Kinderlobby, Bern. 2005: Early Retirement, Swiss federation of trade unions, Bern. Referee Journal of Economic Inequality, Journal of Income Distribution, Journal of Sport Economics, Labour Economics, Manchester School, Retraite et Société, Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, Swiss Journal of Sociology, Swiss National Science Foundation. Other academic activities PhD, member of the jury: Cyril Pasche, Sylvain Weber. Invited scholar: Laboratoire d économie et de sociologie du travail LEST, Aix-en-Provence, France, Spring 2012. Advisory Board, Transitions to Education and Employment (TREE) survey, Basel (since 2011); Service de la recherche en education (SRED), Geneva, since 2007. Scientific comity, Vocational education and training research: supporting teachers, practitioners and policy makers, Bern/Zollikoffen, March 13-15, 2013. Scientific comity, Vocational education and training challenges: developing skills and competences for the future, Bern, March 23-25, 2011. Editor of Transitions dans les parcours de vie et construction des inégalités, 2009, Lausanne, Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes (with M. Oris, E. Widmer, A. de Ribaupierre, D. Joye, D. Spini and G. Labouvie-Vief). Scientific comity, Effectiveness of Learning and Efficiency in VET Systems, Bern, March 25-27, 2009. Scientific comity, IRIS, «Transitions dans le parcours de vie et construction des inégalités», Geneva, June 20-21, 2008. Geneva, July 4th, 2012 6