Protectionism
Protectionism is on the rise, after decades of market opening and globalization. Understand the causes and effects of tariffs, quotas, export controls, trade sanctions, currency manipulation and other non-tariff measures on trade, globalization, competition and consumer welfare.
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Stephen Olson
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Sustainable trade
WTO
Trade negotiations
Free trade agreements
Tariffs & non-tariff barriers
Alicia Garcia Herrero
Chief Economist for Asia Pacific, NATIXIS
Areas of expertise
Economic impacts of trade
Macroeconomic policy
Asian economics
Stewart Paterson
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Macroeconomics
Monetary policy
Political economy
Alice Calder
Freelance writer and economist
Areas of expertise
Immigration and international trade
Innovation and entrepreneurship
Economics and culture
Alex Capri
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation and Visiting Senior Fellow, NUS Business School
Areas of expertise
Technology and trade
Global value chains
Tariffs and non-tariff barriers
Andrea Durkin
Editor-in-Chief, TradeVistas
Areas of expertise
US-China relations
WTO
Tariffs and trade barriers
Pragya Bhatnagar
Research Associate, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Tariffs and trade barriers
US-India relations
Kevin Doyle
International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce
Lorand Laskai
J.D. candidate, Yale Law School and Visiting Researcher, Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)
Marc L. Busch
Karl F. Landegger Professor of International Business Diplomacy, Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
Anne Kim
Editor, Washington Monthly, and Author of Abandoned: America’s Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection
Leslie Griffin
Principal of Boston-based Allinea LLC
Tim Trainer
Principal, Global Intellectual Property Strategy Center, P.C., and Galaxy Systems, Inc.
Ed Gerwin
President, Trade Guru LLC
Christine McDaniel
Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center
Danielle Parks
Research Assistant, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
Gabriella Beaumont-Smith
Policy Analyst, The Heritage Foundation
Dan Ikenson
Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies
Jonathan Robison
Program Coordinator and Research Assistant, Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal
Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology
William Reinsch
Senior Adviser, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Elisabeth Neylan
Senior, Georgetown University, and reporter, The Hoya
Ian Bremmer
President and Founder, Eurasia Group
Scott Miller
Senior adviser, CSIS
Joseph Francois
Managing Director, World Trade Institute, Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research (London), and Director, European Trade Study Group
Laura Baughman
President, The Trade Partnership and Trade Partnership Worldwide, LLC
Gary Clyde Hufbauer
Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics