Open borders, transport links and local labor markets

We study the labor market impact of opening borders to low-wage countries. The analysis exploits time and regional variation provided by the 2004 EU enlargement in combination with transport links to Sweden from the new member states. The results suggest an adverse impact on earnings of present work...

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Main Authors: Åslund, Olof, Engdahl, Mattias
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Uppsala universitet, Institutet för arbetsmarknadspolitisk utvärdering (IFAU) 2013
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-200235