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Daniel Griswold
Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies
Daniel Griswold is director of the Center for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C, and the author of the new Cato book, Mad about Trade: Why Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization. Since joining Cato in 1997, Mr. Griswold has authored major studies on globalization, trade, and immigration. He's written articles for major newspapers, appeared on CNBC, C-SPAN, CNN, PBS, and Fox News, and testified before House and Senate committees. Earlier in his career, Mr. Griswold was editorial page editor of a daily newspaper, the Colorado Springs Gazette, and a congressional press secretary. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a diploma in economics and a master's degree in the Politics of the World Economy from the London School of Economics.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: dgriswold@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
Mad about Trade: Why Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization, (2009)
"Immigration," Chapter 60 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
Economic Casualties: How U.S. Foreign Policy Undermines Trade, Growth, and Liberty, coeditor (1999)
"Immigration," Chapter 63 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.
Cato Studies
"As Immigrants Move In, Americans Move Up," Free Trade Bulletin no. 38, July 21, 2009.
""Shipping Jobs Overseas" or Reaching New Customers? Why Congress Should Not Tax Reinvested ...," Free Trade Bulletin no. 36, January 13, 2009.
"Worried about a Recession? Don't Blame Free Trade," Free Trade Bulletin no. 34, March 30, 2008.
"A U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement: Strengthening Democracy and Progress in Latin America," by Daniel Griswold and Juan Carlos Hidalgo, Free Trade Bulletin no. 32, February 6, 2008.
"Trading Up: How Expanding Trade Has Delivered Better Jobs and Higher Living Standards for American Workers," Trade Policy Analysis no. 36, October 25, 2007.
Articles and Newsletters
Book Review of Termites in the Trading System: How Preferential Agreements Undermine Free Trade, The Cato Journal , Vol. 28 No. 3 Fall 2008
Opinion and Commentary
"Obama Cuts Sour Deal on Sugar," Detroit News, October 8, 2009
"Free Trade Has Enriched the World with More than Diverse Goods," YaleGlobal Online, October 2, 2009
"Obama's Protectionist Policies Hurting Low-Income Americans," Washington Times, September 29, 2009
"Main Street Should Embrace Globalization," San Francisco Examiner, September 9, 2009
"Labor's Day Is Over...," Orange County Register, September 6, 2009
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Cato Podcast Exposes Anti-Poor Bias of U.S. Tariffs," November 6, 2009
"Ask Consumers if They Like a Weak Dollar," October 29, 2009
"Spectator.org Readers Getting "Mad about Trade"," October 27, 2009
"A Globalized Reading List," October 22, 2009
"Bernanke Criticizes Trade Deficit, but Not Trade," October 20, 2009
Events
"Mad about Trade: Why Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization ," November 6, 2009 [Book Forum]
"Money, Greed, and God: Why Capitalism Is the Solution and Not the Problem," November 4, 2009 [Book Forum]
"Tricked on Our Treats: Time to Rethink the U.S. Sugar Program," October 30, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Restriction or Legalization? Measuring the Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform," August 14, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Who Are the Real Free Traders in Congress?," June 10, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Speeches and Testimony
"Opening the World of Export Opportunity to U.S. Small Businesses," June 19, 2008.
"The Large Stake of U.S. Small Business in an Expanding Global Economy," June 13, 2007.
"Overseas Sweatshop Abuses, Their Impact on U.S. Workers, and the Need for Anti-Sweatshop Legislation," February 14, 2007.
"The Need for Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Serving Our National Economy," May 26, 2005.
"Securing Our Borders Under a Temporary Guest Worker Program," April 1, 2004.
Multimedia
"Trade, Trade, Please Go Away" featuring Daniel Griswold, November 4, 2009 [Flash Audio, 05:55]
Daniel Griswold discusses his book Mad about Trade on WZAB'sThe Neal Asbury Show October 22, 2009 [Flash Audio, 10:25]
Daniel Griswold gives a speech on his book Mad About Trade on NPR affiliate KUOW's Speakers Forum October 22, 2009 [Flash Audio, 50:01]
Daniel Griswold discusses his book Mad about Trade on KTTH's The David Boze Show October 14, 2009 [Flash Audio, 26:50]
Daniel Griswold discusses trade on CNBC's Street Signs September 29, 2009 [Flash Video, 05:53]
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