Christine McDaniel
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Senior Research Fellow
Christine McDaniel is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center. Her research focuses on international trade, globalization, and intellectual property rights.
McDaniel previously worked at Sidley Austin, LLP, a global law firm, where she was a senior economist. She has held several positions in the U.S. government, including Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Treasury Department and senior trade economist in the White House Council of Economic Advisers, and has worked in the economic offices of the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Trade Representative, and U.S. International Trade Commission.
McDaniel has written for the Wall Street Journal, Politico, The Hill, The New York Times, and Forbes, among others, and her media appearances include CNBC, CBC, BBC, Bloomberg, and MSNBC.
McDaniel spent three years in Australia as deputy chief economist in Australia’s patent office. She has published in the areas of international trade, intellectual property, and empirical trade analysis and modeling. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Colorado, and received her B.A. in Economics and Japanese Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Latest Work
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Computer Chips: Stronger Ties Can Mitigate Costs | Intereconomics
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Xi’s China Has Become Too Risky for Foreign Businesses | The Hill
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
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Matt Chorley: More Politics (Still No Boring Bits) | The Times Radio (UK)
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
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Yellen in China, Jobs Day Preview, and Fed Minutes | Fox Business Network
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
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Solving the Big Problems That Come in Small Parcels | Forbes
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
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Is an Answer to Global Overfishing and Its Subsidies on the Horizon? | The Hill
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
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Rishi Sunak’s Bilateral Meeting With Biden | BBC News
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
We’re Hurting Our Oceans Through Overfishing — and Government Subsidies Are Paying for It | Discourse
Latest Work
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Computer Chips: Stronger Ties Can Mitigate Costs | Intereconomics
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Xi’s China Has Become Too Risky for Foreign Businesses | The Hill
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Matt Chorley: More Politics (Still No Boring Bits) | The Times Radio (UK)
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
Yellen in China, Jobs Day Preview, and Fed Minutes | Fox Business Network
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Solving the Big Problems That Come in Small Parcels | Forbes
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Is an Answer to Global Overfishing and Its Subsidies on the Horizon? | The Hill
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
Rishi Sunak’s Bilateral Meeting With Biden | BBC News
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
We’re Hurting Our Oceans Through Overfishing — and Government Subsidies Are Paying for It | Discourse
Latest Work
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Curb Your EU Enthusiasm | Discourse
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A “Minerals Club” Could Help Untie Us From Authoritarian Regimes, But Leaders Must Resist Nationalistic Impulses | Forbes
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
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U.S. Consumer Goods and Vehicle Exports Hit a Record in January | Marketplace Radio
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
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Western Sanctions Are Raising Putin’s War Costs | Forbes
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The Cost of Battery Production Tax Credits Provided in the IRA | Forbes
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
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The Abundance Agenda: A Radical Response to Populist Protectionism | Discourse
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The World Is Changing: Three Economic Trends to Watch in 2023 | The Hill
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
US Trade Policy Haunted by Ghosts of Christmas Past | Forbes
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary