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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
"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.
"While Doha Sleeps: Securing Economic Growth through Trade Facilitation," Trade Policy Analysis no. 37, June 17, 2008.
"Thriving in a Global Economy: The Truth about U.S. Manufacturing and Trade," Trade Policy Analysis no. 35, August 28, 2007.
"Leading the Way: How U.S.Trade Policy Can Overcome Doha's Failings," Trade Policy Analysis no. 33, June 20, 2006.
"Abuse of Discretion: Time to Fix the Administration of the U.S. Antidumping Law," Trade Policy Analysis no. 31, October 6, 2005.
Articles and Newsletters
"A Protectionism Fling: Why Tariff Hikes and Other Trade Barriers Will Be Short-Lived," Free Trade Bulletin no. 37, March 13, 2009.
"Nothing to Fear but Fearmongers Themselves: A Look at the Sovereign Wealth Fund Debate," Free Trade Bulletin no. 33, March 14, 2008.
"Growing Pains: The Evolving U.S.-China Trade Relationship," Free Trade Bulletin no. 28, May 7, 2007.
"The New Iron Age: Steel’s Renaissance Beckons New Trade Policies," Free Trade Bulletin no. 25, November 27, 2006.
"All Quiet on the Antidumping Front? Take a Closer Look," Free Trade Bulletin no. 23, September 14, 2006.
Opinion and Commentary
"CEObama," Los Angeles Times, June 5, 2009
"Automakers That Can't Compete Deserve to Disappear," Los Angeles Times, June 4, 2009
"What Was the Point of Bailing out GM?," Los Angeles Times, June 3, 2009
"Protectionism: Alluring but Deadly," Zimbabwe Independent, March 14, 2009
"A Short-Lived Affair with the Protectionist Temptress," South China Morning Post, March 9, 2009
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Attention GM Shareholders (That Means You!)," June 30, 2009
"High Noon for U.S. Trade Policy," June 18, 2009
"A Nation of Lawlessness," June 10, 2009
"Buy American Hurts Most Americans," June 8, 2009
"GM's Nationalization and China's Capitalists," June 2, 2009
Events
"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]
"Carrots and Sticks: Evolving U.S. Economic Policy toward China," May 29, 2008 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Multimedia
Daniel J. Ikenson discusses free trade on the Talk Radio Network June 15, 2009 [Flash Audio, 00:59]
"What about Ford, Toyota, Honda, Kia, BMW, and Nissan?" featuring Daniel J. Ikenson, June 3, 2009 [Flash Audio, 07:22]
Daniel J. Ikenson discusses the GM bankruptcy on CHQR's The World Tonight with Rob Breakenridge June 3, 2009 [Flash Audio, 09:07]
Daniel J. Ikenson discusses the GM bankruptcy on KOGO's Chip Franklin Mornings June 2, 2009 [Flash Audio, 08:29]
Daniel J. Ikenson discusses the GM bankruptcy on Radio America's with Greg Corombos June 2, 2009 [Flash Audio, 07:36]