The Abolition of Immigration Restrictions and the Performance of Firms and Workers: Evidence from Switzerland

Andreas Beerli, J. Ruffner, Michael Siegenthaler, G. Peri
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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. (JEL J15, J23, J24, J31, J61, K37)
取消移民限制与企业和工人的绩效:来自瑞士的证据
我们研究了一项改革,该改革允许欧洲跨境工人自由进入瑞士劳动力市场,并对靠近边境的地区产生了更大的影响。跨境工人的增加大大增加了外国就业。虽然许多跨境工人受过高等教育,但受过高等教育的当地人的工资却增加了。原因是劳动力需求同时增加:改革增加了技术密集型现有企业的规模、生产率和创新绩效,并吸引了新的企业,为当地人创造了从事管理工作的机会。这些影响主要是由改革前报告技能短缺的公司造成的。(j15, j23, j24, j31, j61, k37)
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