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Exporters Bore Higher Share of the 2025 Tariffs than Previously Estimated, New Research Finds

A new paper finds that foreign exporters absorbed 47 percent of the tariff burden, passing on a smaller share to US importers than estimated by other studies.

Exporters Bore Higher Share of the 2025 Tariffs than Previously Estimated, New Research Finds

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A new paper finds that foreign exporters absorbed 47 percent of the tariff burden, passing on a smaller share to US importers than estimated by other studies.

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