Many firms try to increase their innovation performance by entering R&D collaborations. In this paper, we argue that engaging in R&D collaboration can have the unintended consequence of increasing mobility among highly skilled personnel. We examine our research question using a representative...

Does better access to skilled workers reduce firms' willingness to provide general skills training to unskilled workers? We analyze how the gradual opening of the Swiss labor market to workers from the European Union affected the number of apprenticeship positions that firms provide. We exploit...