How does economic integration influence employment and wages in border regions?: The case of the EU enlargement 2004 and Germany's eastern border

Nils  Braakmann; Alexander Vogel

doi:10.1007/s10290-010-0084-4

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, Vol. 147, No. 2, 01.06.2011, p. 303-323.

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