The Abolition of Immigration Restrictions and the Performance of Firms and Workers: Evidence from Switzerland
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Beerli, Andreas
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Ruffner, Jan
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Siegenthaler, Michael
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Peri, Giovanni
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2021-03-03T06:42:17Z
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2020-08-26T16:38:38Z
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2020-08-28T05:33:14Z
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2021-03-02T16:11:47Z
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2021-03-03T06:42:17Z
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2020-08
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/432769
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10.3929/ethz-b-000432769
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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 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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KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich
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border region
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cross-border workers
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free movement of persons
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firm performance
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firm relocation
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immigration policy
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immigration restrictions
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labor mobility
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skilled immigration
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The Abolition of Immigration Restrictions and the Performance of Firms and Workers: Evidence from Switzerland
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Working Paper
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KOF Working Papers
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486
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93 p.
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JEL - JEL::F - International Economics::F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business::F22 - International Migration
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JEL - JEL::J - Labor and Demographic Economics::J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor::J22 - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
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JEL - JEL::J - Labor and Demographic Economics::J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor::J24 - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
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JEL - JEL::J - Labor and Demographic Economics::J6 - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers::J61 - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
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Zurich
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published
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