Publication: Employment prospects and firm-based training — Evidence from opening the Swiss-German border
Employment prospects and firm-based training — Evidence from opening the Swiss-German border
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Neuber-Pohl, C., Pregaldini, D., Backes-Gellner, U., Dummert, S., & Pfeifer, H. (2026). Employment prospects and firm-based training — Evidence from opening the Swiss-German border. Labour Economics, 99, 102848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102848
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We study how improved wage opportunities for skilled workers affect firm-based training, using the 2002 opening of the Swiss labor market to German commuters as a natural experiment. The reform triggered a large outflow of skilled workers from German border regions, prompting firms to expand apprenticeship training. Using a Difference-in-Differences approach, we find a significant increase in the number of apprenticeships in affected firms in Germany despite unchanged apprentice wages. This pattern is consistent with an outward shift
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Neuber-Pohl, C., Pregaldini, D., Backes-Gellner, U., Dummert, S., & Pfeifer, H. (2026). Employment prospects and firm-based training — Evidence from opening the Swiss-German border. Labour Economics, 99, 102848. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2025.102848
