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U.S. Tax Program for Swiss banks

The U.S. Tax Program for Swiss banks is a very significant part of the recent history of the Swiss financial industry. It has accelerated the transformation of the Swiss banking industry from a system that relied on bank secrecy to a much more compliant one. It was also rather costly for the banks involved. This paper, by Yvan Lengwiler and Albana Saljihaj, tries to identify the determinants of the individual penalties that were levied by the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Editor-in-Chief: Rafael Lalive, University of Lausanne

Rafael Lalive is Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Business and Economics of University of Lausanne. Rafael's work focuses on questions related to labor market policy, family policy, and social economics.

Co-Editor: Martin Brown, University of St. Gallen

Martin Brown is Full Professor of Banking at the University of St.Gallen. His research has focused on financial intermediation, household finance and organizational economics.

Co-Editor: Volker Grossmann, University of Fribourg

Volker Grossmann is Full Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Fribourg. Volker's current research interests include: macroeconomics of housing; distribution of income and human capital formation.

Co-Editor: Cédric Tille, Graduate Institute Geneva

Cédric Tille is Professor of Economics at the Graduate Institute Geneva. Cédric's current research focuses on international finance and macroeconomics.