How does economic integration influence employment and wages in border regions? The case of the EU enlargement 2004 and Germany's eastern border
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How does economic integration influence employment and wages in border regions? The case of the EU enlargement 2004 and Germany's eastern border. / Braakmann, Nils ; Vogel, Alexander.
in: Review of World Economics, Jahrgang 147, Nr. 2, 01.06.2011, S. 303-323.Publikation: Beiträge in Zeitschriften › Zeitschriftenaufsätze › Forschung
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T1 - How does economic integration influence employment and wages in border regions?
T2 - The case of the EU enlargement 2004 and Germany's eastern border
AU - Braakmann, Nils
AU - Vogel, Alexander
N1 - Copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/6/1
Y1 - 2011/6/1
N2 - This paper considers the (short-run) employment and wage effects of the 2004 EU enlargement on firms located close to Germany's eastern border. We use a 50% sample of Germans plants and apply difference-in-differences estimators combined with a matching approach. We evaluate changes in total employment, the employment shares of low-skilled and East European workers and the wages for low-skilled, skilled and high-skilled workers in various sectors. Our results suggest basically no short-run employment effects of the EU enlargement except for firms active in wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants. We also find some evidence for a stronger employment of East European workers in almost all border firms, although the effects are quantitatively small. Negative wage effects are only found for skilled workers in consulting, research and related activities.
AB - This paper considers the (short-run) employment and wage effects of the 2004 EU enlargement on firms located close to Germany's eastern border. We use a 50% sample of Germans plants and apply difference-in-differences estimators combined with a matching approach. We evaluate changes in total employment, the employment shares of low-skilled and East European workers and the wages for low-skilled, skilled and high-skilled workers in various sectors. Our results suggest basically no short-run employment effects of the EU enlargement except for firms active in wholesale and retail trade, hotels and restaurants. We also find some evidence for a stronger employment of East European workers in almost all border firms, although the effects are quantitatively small. Negative wage effects are only found for skilled workers in consulting, research and related activities.
KW - Economics
KW - Economic integration
KW - Employment
KW - EU enlargement
KW - Wages
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79955097304&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10290-010-0084-4
DO - 10.1007/s10290-010-0084-4
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:79955097304
VL - 147
SP - 303
EP - 323
JO - Review of World Economics
JF - Review of World Economics
SN - 1610-2878
IS - 2
ER -