Rafael Lalive

Rafael Lalive is a Professor of Economics at the University of Lausanne's Faculty of Business and Economics, specializing in labor market policy, family policy, and social economics. He teaches empirical methods in economics and management, and has held visiting positions at institutions like the University of Uppsala, Pompeu Fabra, and UC Berkeley. His research focuses on unemployment insurance, parental leave, and the impact of policies on labor supply and well-being.

Key affiliations include CESifo (Munich), CEPR (London), IFAU (Uppsala), and IZA (Bonn). Lalive chairs a scientific committee assessing unemployment insurance reforms in France and co-edited the Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics. His work spans topics like the effects of unemployment benefit cuts, gender preferences in job vacancies, and pandemic policy impacts.

He has supervised numerous master theses on public economics, labor economics, and welfare policies. Notable contributions include studies on parental leave's impact on fertility, the role of social networks in job search, and the evaluation of job search assistance programs. His research combines empirical methods with causal inference to address policy-relevant questions.

Lalive collaborates with the Lausanne Labor Group (LLG), a team of researchers including current members like Sofia Schröter and former members such as Patrick Arni and Beatrix Eugster. His teaching emphasizes applied econometrics and causal analysis, with courses at undergraduate and graduate levels in Lausanne and international institutions.