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Daniel Griswold
Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies
Daniel Griswold is director of the Center for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C, and the author of the new Cato book, Mad about Trade: Why Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization. Since joining Cato in 1997, Mr. Griswold has authored major studies on globalization, trade, and immigration. He's written articles for major newspapers, appeared on CNBC, C-SPAN, CNN, PBS, and Fox News, and testified before House and Senate committees. Earlier in his career, Mr. Griswold was editorial page editor of a daily newspaper, the Colorado Springs Gazette, and a congressional press secretary. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a diploma in economics and a master's degree in the Politics of the World Economy from the London School of Economics.
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E-Mail: dgriswold@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
Mad about Trade: Why Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization, (2009)
"Immigration," Chapter 60 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
Economic Casualties: How U.S. Foreign Policy Undermines Trade, Growth, and Liberty, coeditor (1999)
"Immigration," Chapter 63 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.
Cato Studies
"As Immigrants Move In, Americans Move Up," Free Trade Bulletin no. 38, July 21, 2009.
""Shipping Jobs Overseas" or Reaching New Customers? Why Congress Should Not Tax Reinvested ...," Free Trade Bulletin no. 36, January 13, 2009.
"Worried about a Recession? Don't Blame Free Trade," Free Trade Bulletin no. 34, March 30, 2008.
"A U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Strengthening Democracy and Progress in Latin America," by Daniel Griswold and Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Free Trade Bulletin no. 32, February 6, 2008.
"Trading Up: How Expanding Trade Has Delivered Better Jobs and Higher Living Standards for American Workers," Trade Policy Analysis no. 36, October 25, 2007.
Articles and Newsletters
"Unions, Protectionism, and U.S. Competitiveness," Cato Journal, Winter 2010.
Book Review of Termites in the Trading System: How Preferential Agreements Undermine Free Trade, The Cato Journal , Vol. 28 No. 3 Fall 2008
Opinion and Commentary
"Unions Out of Step with Dynamic U.S. Private Sector," Washington Times, February 23, 2010
"Abominable Economics," National Review (Online), January 18, 2010
"Why Populists Are Wrong About Impact of Free Trade," Naples Daily News, January 5, 2010
"Americans Reaping Benefits of U.S. Membership in WTO," Washington Times, January 5, 2010
"Will Democrats Err in Immigration Reforms?," Washington Times, November 17, 2009
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Will Taxing Foreign Visitors Promote Tourism?," March 4, 2010
"A Clash of Worldviews on Free Trade," March 4, 2010
"Should the U.S. Withdraw from NAFTA? ," February 26, 2010
"Unions, Productivity, and the 2010 Economic Report of the President," February 23, 2010
"Obama's SOTU Export Promise: Bold and Unrealistic," January 28, 2010
Events
"Are Unions Good for America?," March 31, 2010 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Mad about Trade: Why Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization ," November 6, 2009 [Book Forum]
"Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism Is the Solution and Not the Problem," November 4, 2009 [Book Forum]
"Tricked on Our Treats: Time to Rethink the U.S. Sugar Program," October 30, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Restriction or Legalization? Measuring the Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform," August 14, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Speeches and Testimony
"Opening the World of Export Opportunity to U.S. Small Businesses," June 19, 2008.
"The Large Stake of U.S. Small Business in an Expanding Global Economy," June 13, 2007.
"Overseas Sweatshop Abuses, Their Impact on U.S. Workers, and the Need for Anti-Sweatshop Legislation," February 14, 2007.
"The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Serving Our National Economy," May 26, 2005.
"Securing Our Borders Under a Temporary Guest Worker Program," April 1, 2004.
Multimedia
Daniel Griswold's immigration research mentioned on MSNBC's News Live March 7, 2010 [Flash Video, 00:35]
Daniel Griswold discusses China on CNBC's Power Lunch February 4, 2010 [Flash Video, 05:50]
"Obama and Immigration in 2010" featuring Daniel Griswold, January 15, 2010 [Flash Audio, 08:08]
Daniel Griswold discusses America's brand on CNBC's Street Signs December 30, 2009 [Flash Video, 04:42]
Daniel J. Griswold discusses globalization and trade on BNN's Midday Markets December 9, 2009 [Flash Video, 07:41]
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