The abolition of immigration restrictions and the performance of firms and workers: Evidence from Switzerland
We study a reform that granted European cross-border workers free access to the Swiss labor market and had a stronger effect on regions close to the border. The greater availability of cross-border workers increased foreign employment substantially. Although many cross-border workers were highly educated, wages of highly educated natives increased. The reason is a simultaneous increase in labor demand: the reform increased the size, productivity, and innovation performance of skill-intensive incumbent firms and attracted new firms, creating opportunities for natives to pursue managerial jobs. These effects are mainly driven by firms that reported skill shortages before the reform.
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2020
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Authors: | Beerli, Andreas ; Ruffner, Jan ; Siegenthaler, Michael ; Peri, Giovanni |
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Zurich : ETH Zurich, KOF Swiss Economic Institute |
Subject: | border region | cross-border workers | free movement of persons | firm performance | firm relocation | immigration policy | immigration restrictions | labor mobility | skilled immigration |
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freely available
Series: | KOF Working Papers ; 486 |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Other identifiers: | 10.3929/ethz-b-000432769 [DOI] 1728113865 [GVK] hdl:10419/235100 [Handle] hdl:20.500.11850/432769 [Handle] |
Classification: | F22 - International Migration ; J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply ; J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity ; J61 - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers |
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