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No risk and some fun? Trade and wages in the enlarged European Union

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  • Éva Polgár
  • Julia Wörz

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  • Éva Polgár & Julia Wörz, 2010. "No risk and some fun? Trade and wages in the enlarged European Union," Empirica, Springer;Austrian Institute for Economic Research;Austrian Economic Association, vol. 37(2), pages 127-163, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:empiri:v:37:y:2010:i:2:p:127-163
    DOI: 10.1007/s10663-010-9131-6
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    Keywords

    Openness; Wages; Trade; European integration; Wage discipline; Industry level; F14; F15; F16; J31;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • F14 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Empirical Studies of Trade
    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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