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They did not fall significantly at all (although in some countries wages stagnated much like in the US). Self-employed wages (plumbers being a common example) m
by justincormack 14y ago
They did not fall significantly at all (although in some countries wages stagnated much like in the US). Self-employed wages (plumbers being a common example) may have fallen, but salaried rates did not seem to in aggregate. I hired many people from Poland, as they were very good and well qualified, but did not pay them less. Offshoring still pays less, so that is common too, but then the cost of living is still less in those countries.
- eru 14y agoThanks, Justin! Yes, e.g. German wages haven fallen due to the EU expansion. If at all, the German labour market is stronger than before. (But there are other confounding factors, like broader labour market reforms that provided some much needed flexibility. Also Germany did not really have a minimum wage, and now they introduced something like it. (I'm not too current on that. Wikipedia probably knows more.)) I'm also working with lots of Polish people. (And I won't even escape them in Singapore.)
- eru 14y agoCorrection: "German wages have __not__ fallen due to the EU expansion."