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  • 7-November-2023

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    Health at a Glance 2023: Key findings for Switzerland

    Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data and trends on population health and health system performance. This Country Note shows how Switzerland compares to other OECD countries across indicators in the report.

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  • 14-September-2023

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    Embracing a One Health Framework to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance in Switzerland

    Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – the ability of microbes to resist antimicrobials - remains an alarming global health threat that jeopardises the effectiveness of many 20th century public health advances. In recent years, Switzerland made important strides in tackling AMR. Yet, more progress is needed.

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  • 7-September-2023

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    Risks That Matter 2022 Country Highlights: Switzerland

    RTM illustrates respondents’ perceived economic risks, levels of satisfaction with current social policies, and preferences for future government action on social protection: in Switzerland, financial worries grow but confidence in public services remains high

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  • 7-September-2023

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    Risks That Matter 2022 Country Highlights: SCHWEIZ

    RTM illustrates respondents’ perceived economic risks, levels of satisfaction with current social policies, and preferences for future government action on social protection. In Switzerland: Finanzielle Sorgen wachsen aber das Vertrauen in öffentliche Dienstleistungen bleibt hoch

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  • 25-April-2023

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    Taxing Wages: Key findings for Switzerland

    The tax wedge for the average single worker in Switzerland increased by 0.2 percentage points from 23.2% in 2021 to 23.4% in 2022. The OECD average tax wedge in 2022 was 34.6% (2021, 34.6%).

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  • 30-November-2022

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    Revenue Statistics: Key findings for Switzerland

    The OECD’s annual Revenue Statistics report found that the tax-to-GDP ratio in Switzerland increased by 0.4 percentage points from 27.5% in 2020 to 28.0% in 2021. Between 2020 and 2021, the OECD average increased from 33.6% to 34.1%.

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  • 15-November-2022

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    Swimming skills around the world - Evidence on inequalities in life skills across and within countries

    Being able to swim empowers individuals to make choices, have agency, and be free to choose core aspects of their life, such as working safely on or near water. It is also associated with lifelong health benefits and reduces the risk of drowning. Using data from the Lloyd’s Register Foundation World Risk Poll 2019, this paper provides the first global estimates of adults’ ability to swim without assistance. Individuals in high-income countries are considerably more likely to report being able to swim without assistance than individuals in low-income countries. Disparities also exist within countries. In particular, women are less likely to be able to swim without assistance than men in virtually all countries, birth cohorts, and levels of education. Investing in reducing inequalities in life skills, such as swimming, can foster economic development and empowerment, especially in light of threats, such as climate change.

  • 8-November-2022

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    Understanding how economic conditions and natural disasters shape environmental attitudes - A cross-country comparison to inform policy making

    Understanding adults’ attitudes towards the environment is necessary to gauge the opportunities and challenges of creating effective and politically-feasible climate policies. Using data from the Wellcome Global Monitor 2020, the European Social Survey (Round 8), World Values Survey and EM-DAT, this paper examines how adults’ environmental attitudes vary within and across countries and details how environmental attitudes are associated with adults’ engagement in pro-environmental behaviours and support for environmentally-friendly policies. The paper explores whether the extent to which individuals prioritise the environment over the state of the economy or vice versa depends on individuals’ exposure to natural disasters or negative labour market conditions. Results indicate that people’s economic vulnerability and the sectors they work in impact their attitudes towards their environment and support for public policy. Furthermore, the findings suggest that increases in unemployment and exposure to natural disasters influence the extent to which individuals prioritise the environment.

  • 1-November-2022

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    Achieving Net Zero Carbon Emissions in Switzerland in 2050 - Low Carbon Scenarios and their System Costs

    With an electricity system defined by high shares of hydropower, large capacity for interconnection with its neighbours and low carbon intensity, Switzerland is well positioned to attain its objective of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. However, the exact pathway remains the subject of discussion. First, what should the shares of nuclear energy and variable renewable energies such as solar PV and wind be in the energy mix? Second, what degree of electricity trade should Switzerland have with its European neighbours? New system modelling of different energy policy choices with the Nuclear Energy Agency’s POSY model shows that all considered scenarios are technically feasible. However, relying on variable renewables alone or decoupling Switzerland from neighbouring countries could increase total system costs by up to 250%. Instead, continuing to operate Switzerland’s newest nuclear power plants alongside existing hydropower resources, while maintaining interconnection capacity at current levels, emerges as the most cost-effective option to achieve net zero emissions in 2050. Ample data and technical documentation of a least-cost mixed integer (MILP) modelling with hourly resolution are also provided in order to allow replication, extension and discussion of this study’s findings

  • 28-September-2022

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    Enhancing Innovation in Rural Regions of Switzerland

    In contrast to falling rates in low density peri-urban and rural remote areas, high density peri-urban areas in Switzerland recorded double the rate of labour productivity growth than the national average. This report examines the Swiss regional innovation system and how it can boost productivity growth in rural regions by enhancing innovation. It also puts a special focus on the agri-food sector to improve the agricultural innovation system.
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