Mark A. Groombridge
Former Research Fellow, Center for Trade Policy Studies
Mark A. Groombridge was a research fellow with the Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies. In addition to broader international trade topics, Groombridge's specific research interests included intellectual property, pharmaceutical pricing, and China's entry into the World Trade Organization.
Before arriving at Cato, Groombridge was the Abramson Research Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and associate director of its Asian Studies program. He is the co-author (with Claude Barfield) of Tiger by the Tail: China and the WTO (The AEI Press, 1999). In addition, Groombridge has written widely on international economic issues in academic, legal, and public policy journals and newspapers. In addition to speaking engagements around the world, Groombridge is featured regularly on ABC News, CNN, the BBC, and other media outlets.
Groombridge received his B.A. in international relations and Chinese from the University of Minnesota (magna cum laude) and his Ph.D. in political science (distinction) from Columbia University. He has taught at Columbia and George Washington Universities and is currently a visiting assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University.
Cato Studies
"America's Bittersweet Sugar Policy," Trade Briefing Paper no. 13, December 4, 2001.
"Missing the Target: The Failure of the Helms-Burton Act," Trade Briefing Paper no. 12, June 5, 2001.
"Nailing the Homeowner: The Economic Impact of Trade Protection of the Softwood Lumber Industry," by Brink Lindsey, Mark Groombridge and Prakash Loungani, Trade Policy Analysis no. 11, July 6, 2000.
"China’s Long March to a Market Economy: The Case for Permanent Normal Trade Relations with the People’s Republic of China," Trade Policy Analysis no. 10, April 24, 2000.
"Seattle and Beyond: A WTO Agenda for the New Millennium," by Brink Lindsey, Daniel T. Griswold, Mark Groombridge and Aaron Lukas, Trade Policy Analysis no. 8, November 4, 1999.
Opinion and Commentary
"The Right and Wrong Ways to Pressure China," by Daniel T. Griswold and Mark Groombridge, Cato.org, June 28, 2001
"A Vote for China Trade Is a Vote for California Prosperity and Chinese Reform," Cato.org, May 23, 2000
"Two Sides to China's WTO Membership," by Claude Barfield and Mark Groombridge, The Wall Street Journal Europe, November 17, 1999
"The Right Way to Get China into the WTO," Apple Daily, September 13, 1999