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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Our protectionism experts & contributors
Get access to proven experience and fresh thinking in cross-border trade, policy and business. Drawn from a wide range of disciplines and sectors, our experts offer valuable views and opinions on achieving sustainable global trade.
Johan Norberg
Senior Fellow, Cato Institute and the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE)
Stephen Olson
Senior 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
Carlos Kuriyama
Senior Analyst, APEC Secretariat’s Policy Support Unit
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 lecturer, NUS Business School
Areas of expertise
Technology and trade
Global value chains
Tariffs and non-tariff barriers
Simon J. Evenett
Professor of International Trade and Economic Development and MBA Director, University of St. Gallen
Areas of expertise
International trade policy
National competition law
Economic development
Johannes Fritz
CEO, St Gallen Endowment for Prosperity Through Trade
Andrea Durkin
Founder of Sparkplug, LLC, and Consensus Learning, LLC, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Georgetown University
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
Lorand Laskai
Visiting Researcher, Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET)
Anne Kim
Editor, Washington Monthly, and Author of Abandoned: America’s Lost Youth and the Crisis of Disconnection
Leslie Griffin
Principal, Allinea LLC
Christine McDaniel
Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center
Danielle Parks
Research Assistant, University of Virginia
Gabriella Beaumont-Smith
Policy Analyst, Macroeconomics, The Heritage Foundation
Dan Ikenson
Director of Policy Research at ndp | analytics
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal
Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology
Ian Bremmer
President and Founder, Eurasia Group
Gary Clyde Hufbauer
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics