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"Do China's rising wages mean the end of its competitive edge?"

Outlines how China's current trading position is largely due to export-processing firms being able to take advantage of surplus labor, and whether increasing wages over the past decade will undermine its competitive advantage.

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Policy brief
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Tuesday, December 31, 2013