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Free migration between the EU and Switzerland: Impacts on the Swiss economy and implications for monetary policy

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Stalder, P. Free migration between the EU and Switzerland: Impacts on the Swiss economy and implications for monetary policy. Swiss J Economics Statistics 146, 821–874 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03399338

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