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Over 150 think tanks and universities across Europe contribute to EuropesWorld.org. This section lists some of their forthcoming events.

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Trade in Services and in Goods with Low-Wage Countries - How do Attitudes Differ?
13/11/2009
Organiser : Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS)
 
One of the most hotly debated issues in the EU in recent years has concerned trade in services and how wages of posted workers should be determined. In Sweden, the so-called Vaxholm conflict in the building industry in 2004/05 has become a symbol for the issue. Judging from the public discussion, attitudes are less favourable to imports of services involving posted workers than to traditional imports of goods.

However, for economists it is natural to analyse trade in services in a similar way as trade in goods. This study documents to what extent attitudes to trade in services and goods with low-wage economies differ and examines how the attitudes are formed.

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Saturday, 11 February 2012
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