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# K. William Watson 

Former Trade Policy Analyst 

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Bill Watson was a trade policy analyst with [Cato’s Herbert A Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies](https://www.cato.org/trade-immigration). His research focused on U.S. trade remedy policies, disguised protectionism, and the institutional aspects of global trade liberalization. He managed [*Free Trade, Free Markets: Rating the Congress*](https://www.cato.org/trade-immigration/congress/), Cato’s online database that tracks votes by Congress and its individual members on bills and amendments affecting the freedom of Americans to trade and invest in the global economy. Watson received a BA in political science from Texas Christian University, a JD from Tulane University Law School, and an LLM in international and comparative law from the George Washington University Law School.

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