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Bitter pill for Brussels? Trump's fight with Irish pharma

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  • Fairbairn, Oskar
  • Fiedler, Lena
  • Görg, Holger
  • Hanley, Aoife

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• Around 60% of Irish net exports to US are pharma products. • A 200% US tariff would devastate all EU exports, not just Ireland's. • Irish business leaders we interviewed are confident that pharma's competitiveness will ensure its survival

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  • Fairbairn, Oskar & Fiedler, Lena & Görg, Holger & Hanley, Aoife, 2025. "Bitter pill for Brussels? Trump's fight with Irish pharma," Kiel Policy Briefs 196, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
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