Replication package — The Geography of Capability Comes First: Pre-Coupling Stage Allocation and the Rare-Earth De-risking Decade

Replication package for the article "The Geography of Capability Comes First: Pre-Coupling Stage Allocation and the Rare-Earth De-risking Decade" (target journal: Economic Geography). Reproduces Table 4 (rest-of-world dependence on China by chain segment, replicating IMF WP 26/73 Figure II), the unit-value ladder multiples, the stylised Serra Verde phase-1 revenue scenarios, and Brazil's near-zero rare-earth import exposure. Standard-library Python only; each table is verified by an embedded regression test. All inputs are public and cited at source (USGS MCS 2026; IMF WP 26/73; Comex Stat/MDIC; primary press releases).