Globalisation has been associated with increased international mobility of capital but less so of labour partly because of legal restrictions. In theory, labour mobility and trade are generally substitutes in respect of tradeable goods and services. There are, however, also instances of...

This paper puts emphasis on the earnings development at the lower end of the earnings distribution and its development over time. The main objective is, to provide more insight into the mechanism of impoverishment and marginalisation of various groups of people as well as the dynamics.