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Scheiblecker, M.<\\\/span> (2026). Geopolitische Unsicherheit belastet die Konjunktur<\\\/span>. WIFO-Monatsberichte<\\\/em><\\\/span>, 99<\\\/em>(3), 99-106.<\\\/div>\",\"vancouver\":\"
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