Activity may be returning to China’s cities, but the economic peril there hasn’t disappeared. Workers are able to return to work, but customers around the world have stopped buying, leading to a dramatic drop in demand. Chicago Booth’s Chang-Tai Hsieh says that the lifting of lockdowns will allow us to see just how many businesses and jobs have disappeared as a result of the sudden cessation of activity.

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