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By the turn of the century, the price difference between the two countries was reduced to nothing, as the barriers between U.S. and British markets fell and the markets became integrated.”",[],{"type":328,"content":423},[424],{"type":265,"value":425,"marks":426},"The findings can be applied to a contemporary context, as they give insight into what U.S. investors today might be prepared to pay in order to gain access to, for instance, exposure to China, which is currently restricted. 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