Christine McDaniel
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Former Senior Research Fellow
Christine McDaniel was a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center. Her research focused 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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Trump’s 25% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Are Set To Start Tomorrow | All Things Considered
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Potential Tariff Exemption for USMCA Goods | Yahoo Finance
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Navigating Trade Policy Shifts: Adapting to Uncertainty | Trade 2025: Business Strategies for Uncertain Times (GWU CIBRE)
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New Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Set To Take Effect Tomorrow | Bloomberg TV
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Tariff Whiplash | All Things Considered
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Trump Is ‘Squeezing’ China ‘On All Fronts,’ but It’s ‘Not Costless’ | Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria”
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Possible Market Shifts to Trump Tariffs | CBC News Network with Aarti Pole
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Apple Investment Motivated by Trump’s Tariff Threats | Marketplace Radio
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Why Apple Just Announced a Half-trillion Dollar Investment in the US | Marketplace Radio
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Trump, DOGE Are Trying To Break Through Economic ‘Brick Wall’ | Yahoo Finance
Latest Work
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Trump’s 25% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Are Set To Start Tomorrow | All Things Considered
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
Potential Tariff Exemption for USMCA Goods | Yahoo Finance
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Navigating Trade Policy Shifts: Adapting to Uncertainty | Trade 2025: Business Strategies for Uncertain Times (GWU CIBRE)
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
New Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China Set To Take Effect Tomorrow | Bloomberg TV
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Tariff Whiplash | All Things Considered
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
Trump Is ‘Squeezing’ China ‘On All Fronts,’ but It’s ‘Not Costless’ | Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria”
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
Possible Market Shifts to Trump Tariffs | CBC News Network with Aarti Pole
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Why Apple Just Announced a Half-trillion Dollar Investment in the US | Marketplace Radio
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
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Apple Investment Motivated by Trump’s Tariff Threats | Marketplace Radio
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