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

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Beerli, Andreas; Ruffner, Jan; Siegenthaler, Michael; Peri, Giovanni
• 署名单位: Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain; ETH Zurich; University of California System; University of California Davis
• 刊物名称: AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0002-8282
• DOI: 10.1257/aer.20181779
• 发表日期: 2021
• 页码: 976-1012
• 关键词: productivity; IMPACT; TECHNOLOGY

摘要

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.