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\n\n“In many countries, newly arrived immigrants are not allowed to work for all firms in <\/span>the labor market.<\/span> Sometimes, they are not allowed to work at all.<\/span> We argue that such <\/span>restrictions on employment opportunities help explain why immigrants have lower employ<\/span>ment rates and wages than similar native citizens. This paper explores this hypothesis in <\/span>the context of refugee integration in Switzerland. We leverage the exogenous geographic <\/span>assignment of refugees upon arrival, substantial over-time variation in labor market re<\/span>strictions in Swiss cantons 1999-2016, and linked asylum process and employer-employee <\/span>data. We document large negative employment and earnings effects of banning refugees <\/span>from working in the first months after arrival, of prioritizing residents over refugees, and <\/span>of restricting refugees\u2019 labor markets geographically and sectorally.<\/span>“<\/p>\n
Keywords<\/strong>: Labor market integration, migration, labor market policies, labor market <\/span>institutions, monopsony, refugees, employment, wages<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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