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Daniel J. Ikenson
Associate Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies
Dan Ikenson is associate director of Cato's Center for Trade Policy Studies, focusing on WTO disputes, regional trade agreements, U.S.-China trade issues, steel and textile trade policies, and antidumping reform. Ikenson has been involved in international trade since 1990.
Before joining Cato in 2000, Ikenson was director of international trade planning for an international accounting and business advisory firm. Before that, he co-founded the Library of International Trade Resources (LITR), a consulting firm providing interactive information access and international trade consulting. And before that, he was a trade policy and antidumping analyst at a few different international trade law practices in Washington, DC.
Ikenson is the author of many studies and articles on trade policy and is the coauthor of Antidumping Exposed: The Devilish Details of Unfair Trade Law. He has appeared on The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg TV, MSNBC, ABC News, and NPR. His articles have been published in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Times, the Detroit News, National Review Online, and elsewhere.
Ikenson holds a M.A. in economics from George Washington University.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: dikenson@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
"Trade," Chapter 59 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
Antidumping Exposed: The Devilish Details of Unfair Trade Law by Brink Lindsey and Daniel J. Ikenson (2003)
Cato Studies
"Made on Earth: How Global Economic Integration Renders Trade Policy Obsolete," Trade Policy Analysis no. 42, December 2, 2009.
"Burning Rubber: Proposed Duties on Chinese Tires Whiff of Senseless Protectionism," Free Trade Bulletin no. 39, September 11, 2009.
"Audaciously Hopeful: How President Obama Can Help Restore the Pro-Trade Consensus," by Daniel J. Ikenson and Scott Lincicome, Trade Policy Analysis no. 39, April 28, 2009.
"A Protectionism Fling: Why Tariff Hikes and Other Trade Barriers Will Be Short-Lived," Free Trade Bulletin no. 37, March 12, 2009.
"While Doha Sleeps: Securing Economic Growth through Trade Facilitation," Trade Policy Analysis no. 37, June 17, 2008.
Articles and Newsletters
"Hard Lessons from the Auto Bailouts," Cato Policy Report, November/December 2009.
Opinion and Commentary
"China and Currency Valuation," National Review (Online), March 17, 2010
"GM Stake Compromises Obama in Toyota's Recalls," Detroit News, February 9, 2010
"Chinese Exports Are Everyone's," by Daniel J. Ikenson and Alec van Gelder, South China Morning Post, February 8, 2010
"A Defining Moment?," Beijing Review, September 22, 2009
"Crash Course in Global Economics," by Daniel J. Ikenson and Alec van Gelder, Sydney Morning Herald, September 23, 2009
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Currency Issue Still a Red Herring," March 16, 2010
"The Maytag Repair Man Would Make a Better USTR," February 18, 2010
"Raising an Eyebrow at LaHood's Toyota Remarks," February 4, 2010
"Time to Lose the Trade Enforcement Fig Leaf," February 2, 2010
"Another Reason Imports Get a Bad Rap," January 13, 2010
Events
"Made on Earth: How Global Economic Integration Renders Trade Policy Obsolete," December 17, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Rethinking Trade Policy," December 15, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"Driving in the Wrong Direction: The Sordid Details and Lasting Consequences of the Bush/Obama Auto Industry Intervention," October 15, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"Restoring the Pro-Trade Consensus," June 15, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Restoring the Pro-Trade Consensus," April 28, 2009 [Policy Forum]
Multimedia
Daniel J. Ikenson discusses U.S. - China trade on Russia Today's The Alyona Show March 19, 2010 [Flash Video, 10:41]
Daniel J. Ikenson's trade research is cited on CNBC's The Kudlow Report March 17, 2010 [Flash Video, 01:14]
Daniel J. Ikenson discusses Toyota on KOGO's Chip Franklin Mornings February 5, 2010 [Flash Audio, 10:59]
Daniel J. Ikenson discusses Toyota on CNBC's The Kudlow Report February 4, 2010 [Flash Video, 05:00]
Daniel J. Ikenson discusses Toyota on WIBA's Upfront with Vicki McKenna February 4, 2010 [Flash Audio, 12:57]
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