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We estimate the causal effect of immigration on the labor market outcomes of resident employees in Switzerland, whose … foreign labor force has increased by 32.8% in the last decade. To address endogeneity of immigration into different labor … that part in the variation of immigration which can be explained by migration push-factors in the source countries. We find …
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whether and how the response of immigrants to skill demand changed when Switzerland abolished immigration restrictions for …An important goal of immigration policy is facilitating the entry and supply of workers whose skills are scarce in … fact that different regions in Switzerland were differentially exposed to ICT due to their pre-ICT industrial composition …
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We estimate the causal effect of immigration on the labor market outcomes of resident employees in Switzerland, whose … foreign labor force has increased by 32.8% in the last decade. To address endogeneity of immigration into different labor … that part in the variation of immigration which can be explained by migration push-factors in the source countries. We find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319716
Using panel data for 78 countries of origin we examine the impact of student flows to the United States on subsequent migration there over the period 1971-2001. What we find is that the stock of foreign students is an important predictor of subsequent migration. This holds true whether or not...
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whether and how the response of immigrants to skill demand changed when Switzerland abolished immigration restrictions for …An important goal of immigration policy is facilitating the entry and supply of workers whose skills are scarce in … fact that different regions in Switzerland were differentially exposed to ICT due to their pre-ICT industrial composition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011969266
analyzing how firms in Switzerland were affected by the introduction of the free movement of persons with the European Union (EU …) countries. This immigration reform granted all EU workers free access to the Swiss labor market. Our firm-level panel data …
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Between 1999 and 2004 Switzerland fully opened its border region (BR) to cross-border workers (CBW), who are foreign … residents commuting to Switzerland for work. In this paper, we exploit the timing of implementation and the fact that CBW …
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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...
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While Switzerland's recent growth of employment was high in historical and international perspective, the reasons for …, forecasters systematically underestimated the growth of domestic employment. Finally, we highlight that immigration was not only a … consequence of the “miracle”, but also an important cause, as it created additional jobs in Switzerland by raising local demand …
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Switzerland. First, we collect sub-national data and construct indices that capture the stringency of containment measures at the …-19 in Switzerland. Finally, our findings indicate a sizeable voluntary reduction in debit card transactions in response …
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