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Trade war or currency war? How do import duties translate into the RMB/USD exchange rate?

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|Oct 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2024-0033 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
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Submitted on: Oct 17, 2023
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Published on: Oct 18, 2024
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