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Crossing Borders

Labor Market Effects of European Integration

Hannah Illing
Published online before print June 05, 2025, 0223-12764R3; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0223-12764R3
Hannah Illing
†University of Bonn, IAB, IZA, Department of Economics at the University of Bonn ().
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