complexity and its training requirements. When two tasks are equally complex, firms will automate the task that requires more … training and in which labor is hence more expensive. Under quite general conditions this leads to job polarization, a decline …. The model makes novel predictions regarding occupational training requirements, which we find to be consistent with US …

complexity and its training requirements. When two tasks are equally complex, firms will automate the task that requires more … training and in which labor is hence more expensive. Under quite general conditions this leads to job polarization, a decline …. The model makes novel predictions regarding occupational training requirements, which we find to be consistent with US …

In this paper, we study whether Swiss employers substitute between training apprentices and hiring cross-border workers …. Because both training apprentices and hiring skilled workers are costly for firms, we hypothesize that (easier) access to … cross-border workers will lead some employers to substitute away from training their own workers. We account for potential …

In this paper, we study whether Swiss employers substitute between training apprentices and hiring cross-border workers …. Because both training apprentices and hiring skilled workers are costly for firms, we hypothesize that (easier) access to … cross-border workers will lead some employers to substitute away from training their own workers. We account for potential …