Data and Code for: The abolition of immigration restrictions and the performance of firms and workers: Evidence from Switzerland
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Andreas Beerli, ETH Zurich; Jan Ruffner, Independent Researcher; Michael Siegenthaler, ETH Zurich; Giovanni Peri, University of California-Davis
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Project Description
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 crossborder 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, andinnovation 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.
Scope of Project
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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