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Trade Politics

By any reasonable measure, Americans are better off now than during comparable periods in the past, and expanding engagement in the global economy has played an important role in the ongoing, upward trend in American employment and living standards. To promote further progress for American workers and households, Congress and the administration should pursue policies that expand the freedom of Americans to participate in global markets.

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Books and Book Chapters

"International Tax Competition," Chapter 42, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Immigration," Chapter 60, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

Cato Studies

"Time to X Out the Ex-Im Bank," by Sallie James, Trade Policy Analysis no. 47, July 6, 2011

"The Trade-Balance Creed: Debunking the Belief that Imports and Trade Deficits Are a "Drag on Growth"," by Daniel Griswold, Trade Policy Analysis no. 45, April 11, 2011

"Protection Made to Order: Domestic Industry's Capture and Reconfiguration of U.S. Antidumping Policy," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Trade Policy Analysis no. 44, December 21, 2010

"The U.S. Generalized System of Preferences: Helping the Poor, But at What Price?," by Sallie James, Trade Policy Analysis no. 43, November 16, 2010

""Consumer Safety" Bill Could Boomerang against U.S. Manufacturers," by Daniel Griswold and Sallie James, Free Trade Bulletin no. 42, September 28, 2010

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Articles and Newsletters

"Regulation, Unions, And Labor Markets," by Edward Bierhanzl and James Gwartney, Regulation, vol. 21, no. 3, Summer 1998.

"Temps and the Labormarket: Why Unions Fear Staffing Companies," by Randall Lutter, Regulation, vol. 21, no. 2, Spring 1998.

"Myth and Measurement: The New Economics of the Minimum Wage," Book Review, by David Card and Alan B. Krueger, Cato Journal, vol. 15, no 1, Spring/Summer 1995.

"Sense and Nonsense on the Minimum Wage," by Donald Deere, Kevin M. Murphy, and Finis Welch, Regulation, vol. 18, no. 1, Winter 1995.

"The Economics Of Minimum Wage Legislation Revisited," by Richard V. Burkhauser and T. Aldrich Finegan, Cato Journal, vol. 13, no 1, Spring/Summer 1993.

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Opinion and Commentary

"GOP Candidates Betray the Spirit of Reagan on Immigration," by Daniel Griswold, National Review (Online), January 3, 2012

"China Looms Large in U.S. Presidential Campaign," by James A. Dorn, Beijing Review, October 31, 2011

"Bipartisan Punishment of China Would Destroy U.S. Jobs," by Daniel J. Ikenson, Human Events, October 17, 2011

"Yes to Free Trade, No to TAA 'Stimulus'," by Daniel Griswold, Washington Times, September 28, 2011

"A Tariff-Reduction Plan for U.S. Jobs," by Daniel J. Ikenson, The Wall Street Journal, September 10, 2011

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Legal Briefs

Davenport v. Washington Education Association, November 13, 2006 (PDF, 76 KB)

Events

"Peddling Protectionism: Smoot-Hawley and the Great Depression," May 17, 2011 [Book Forum]

"The Real Story about Trade, Jobs, and Living Standards," December 5, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]




Multimedia

Cato Video State of the Union 2012 (January 27, 2012) [Cato Video, 09:39]

Daily Podcast 'Insourcing' Confusion featuring Daniel J. Ikenson (January 9, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 06:49]

Events Borderless Economics: Chinese Sea Turtles, Indian Fridges, and the New Fruits of Global Capitalism featuring Daniel Griswold, Robert Guest and Edward Alden (November 17, 2011) [Events, 47:58]

Media Highlights - Radio Daniel Griswold discusses free-trade agreements on WOR's The John Gambling Show (October 26, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 05:38]

Media Highlights - TV Daniel Griswold on the actions against foreign solar manufacturers on PBS (October 19, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 02:53]

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