Robert E. Leu

Publication List Details

Period

1935 - 2007

Number

23

Co-Authors

The Evolution of Income-related Health Inequalities in Switzerland Over Time (2006)

Leu, Robert E., Schellhorn, Martin

This article presents new evidence on income-related health inequality and its development over time in Switzerland. We employ the methods lined out in Van Doorslaer and Jones (2003, “Inequalities...

The Evolution of Income-Related Health Inequalities in Switzerland over Time

Leu, Robert E., Schellhorn, Martin

This paper presents new evidence on income-related health inequality and its development over time in Switzerland. We employ the methods lined out in van Doorslaer and Jones (2003) and van Doorslaer...

The Evolution of Income-Related Inequalities in Health Care Utilization in Switzerland over Time

Leu, Robert E., Schellhorn, Martin

This study investigates equity in access to health care in Switzerland over time, using nationwide representative survey data from 1982, 1992, 1997 and 2002. Both simple quintile distributions and...

Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of In-Work Benefits: A Simulation Study for Switzerland

Michael Gerfin, Robert E. Leu

Income support for working low-income families (the 'working poor') is on top of the political agenda in Switzerland. The current social assistance system is considered inadequate to support working...

Berufliche Weiterbildung in der Schweiz

Michael Gerfin, Robert E. Leu, Reto Nyffeler

Berufliche Weiterbildung spielt in der modernen Arbeitswelt eine zentrale Rolle bei der Entwicklung der beruflichen Fähigkeiten von Arbeitnehmern und hat daher potentiell grosse Auswirkungen auf...

The evolution of income-related health inequalities in Switzerland over time

Robert E. Leu, Martin Schellhorn

This paper presents new evidence on income-related health inequality and its development over time in Switzerland. We employ the methods lined out in van Doorslaer and Jones (2003) and van Doorslaer...

The evolution of income-related inequalities in health care utilization in Switzerland over time

Robert E. Leu, Martin Schellhorn

This study investigates equity in access to health care in Switzerland over time, using nationwide representative survey data from 1982, 1992, 1997 and 2002. Both simple quintile distributions and...

The Impact of In-Work Benefits on Poverty and Household Labour Supply. A simulation study for Switzerland

Michael Gerfin, Robert E. Leu

Income support for working low income families (the "working poor") is on top of the political agenda in Switzerland. The current social assistance system is considered inadequate to support working...

The Impact of In-Work Benefits on Poverty and Household Labour Supply A Simulation Study for Switzerland

Gerfin, Michael, Leu, Robert E.

Income support for working low income families (the “working poor”) is on top of the political agenda in Switzerland. The current social assistance system is considered inadequate to support...

The Evolution of Income-related Health Inequalities in Switzerland Over Time

Robert E. Leu, Martin Schellhorn

This article presents new evidence on income-related health inequality and its development over time in Switzerland. We employ the methods lined out in Van Doorslaer and Jones (2003, "Inequalities in...

Inequality Trends in the Swiss Income Distribution

Carol Ernst, Michael Gerfin, Robert E. Leu

As in many countries income inequality in Switzerland has increased between the early 1980s and the early 1990s. This paper applies decomposition methods in order to identify potential causes for...

Poverty in Switzerland

Robert E. Leu, Stefan Burri

In this paper we first discuss the conceptual problems concerning the identification and aggregation of poverty. We then describe the data collected in the framework of the National Poverty Study and...