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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
"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.
"Nothing to Fear but Fearmongers Themselves: A Look at the Sovereign Wealth Fund Debate," Free Trade Bulletin no. 33, March 14, 2008.
Opinion and Commentary
"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
"Manufactured Objections," National Review (Online), August 20, 2009
"Paying the Price for Obama's Lack of a Trade Policy," by Daniel J. Ikenson and Scott Lincicome, Los Angeles Times, July 24, 2009
"CEObama," Los Angeles Times, June 5, 2009
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"The Real Story Behind the Chrysler Bankruptcy," October 26, 2009
"Eyewitness to Government's Robbery of Chrysler Creditors," October 7, 2009
"An Omen in the Cash for Clunkers Results," October 6, 2009
"Democrats Favor Trade Sanctions on Americans," September 30, 2009
"Hey G-20! Here's How You Curb Protectionism," September 24, 2009
Events
"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]
"Securing Economic Growth through Trade Facilitation," July 11, 2008 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Trade Facilitation: The New Wave of International Trade Liberalization?," June 26, 2008 [Policy Forum]
Multimedia
Daniel J. Ikenson discusses GM on ABC's Good Morning America November 16, 2009 [Flash Video, 02:33]
Daniel J. Ikenson discusses climate talks and tariffs on CNBC's Squawk on the Street September 22, 2009 [Flash Video, 05:48]
Daniel J. Ikenson discusses the G-20 Summit on BNN's Market Morning September 21, 2009 [Flash Video, 08:32]
"Obama's Tire Tariff Burns Rubber, Consumers" featuring Daniel J. Ikenson, September 16, 2009 [Flash Audio, 07:17]
Daniel J. Ikenson discusses trade with China on Talk Radio 702's The World at Six with Bruce Whitfield September 14, 2009 [Flash Audio, 05:09]
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