Using these two plots (also on the L7 slides), explain what happens to the labor market (H and L) during the structural change of two industries when the country participates in international trade. Why the original wages (in autarky) can no longer be sustained in this case?

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Using these two plots (also on the L7 slides), explain what happens to the labor market (H and L)
during the structural change of two industries when the country participates in international trade.
Why the original wages (in autarky) can no longer be sustained in this case?
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