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A government implements a new policy that significantly lowers the costs for new companies to enter a specific industry. Analyze how this policy is expected to affect the profit-maximizing markup (μ) for existing firms in that industry and, consequently, their profit share per worker (σ). Explain the reasoning behind each step of your analysis.
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