Between 1999 and 2004 Switzerland opened its border region (BR) to cross-border workers (CBW), who are foreign … residents commuting to Switzerland for work. In this paper, we exploit the timing of implementation and the fact that CBW … inflow was constituted of highly-educated workers and it was associated with an increase in wages for highly-educated Swiss …

Between 1999 and 2004 Switzerland fully opened its border region (BR) to cross-border workers (CBW), who are foreign … residents commuting to Switzerland for work. In this paper, we exploit the timing of implementation and the fact that CBW … was mainly constituted of highly-educated workers and it was associated with an increase of wages of highly-educated Swiss …

Between 1999 and 2004 Switzerland opened its border region (BR) to cross-border workers (CBW), who are foreign … residents commuting to Switzerland for work. In this paper, we exploit the timing of implementation and the fact that CBW … inflow was constituted of highly-educated workers and it was associated with an increase in wages for highly-educated Swiss …