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The China Shock Then and Now: Imports, Cost Markups and Profits

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  • William Milberg

    (Department of Economics, New School For Social Research, USA)

  • Lauren Johnston

    (Department of Economics, New School For Social Research, USA)

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  • William Milberg & Lauren Johnston, 2025. "The China Shock Then and Now: Imports, Cost Markups and Profits," Working Papers 2512, New School for Social Research, Department of Economics.
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