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What Donald Trump's surprise victory means for the economy and business

  • Written by Christos Makridis, Ph.D. Candidate in Labor and Public Economics, Stanford University

Editor’s note: Donald Trump stunned the polls and the pundits to win the 2016 U.S. presidential election. So what will his victory mean for the economy, businesses and financial markets? We asked four of our regular economic writers to weigh in.

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Christos Makridis, Stanford University

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