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Overall, decoupling from certain countries may be both politically necessary and economically feasible, at least in the long run. However, a general shift of production back to Europe would be accompanied by significant losses in real income.
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Alexander Sandkamp, Kiel University (CAU); and Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Germany.
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