Christine McDaniel
- 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
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Trade Troubles: A Blue Christmas for US Farmers | Forbes
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Beyond Adoption: Closing the Gaps in the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
World Bank: Record Debt Hurting Developing Countries | Marketplace Radio
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What (and Why) Will We Buy in 2024? In America, Less Stuff and More Fun | The New York Times’ “Turning Points”
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Clouds on the Horizon for America’s Electric Vehicle Industry | The Hill
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Laudable Agreement to End Fisheries Subsidies Has Big Loopholes
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Industry Can Be a Powerful Ally in the Fight Against Global Overfishing | Discourse
Latest Work
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Trade Troubles: A Blue Christmas for US Farmers | Forbes
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Beyond Adoption: Closing the Gaps in the WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
World Bank: Record Debt Hurting Developing Countries | Marketplace Radio
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What (and Why) Will We Buy in 2024? In America, Less Stuff and More Fun | The New York Times’ “Turning Points”
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The Clouds on the Horizon for America’s Electric Vehicle Industry | The Hill
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Laudable Agreement to End Fisheries Subsidies Has Big Loopholes
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Industry Can Be a Powerful Ally in the Fight Against Global Overfishing | Discourse
Latest Work
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
A Pivot to a Services Trade Agenda Can Help Economic Growth
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Blockchain Technology in Trade
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Economic Implications for the United States of a North America without NAFTA or USMCA
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Can Blockchain Technology Facilitate International Trade?
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Businesses on Facebook and Propensity to Export: The United States
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Businesses on Facebook and Propensity to Export: Australia
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
The Downstream Costs of Trade Remedy Regulations
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations
Higher De Minimis Thresholds in Canada and Mexico Would Bring Reciprocity for US Small Businesses
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
A Trivial Legal Issue with Nontrivial Economic Consequences
Latest Work
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
Rishi Sunak’s Bilateral Meeting With Biden | BBC News
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
President Biden's Push to Make Things In America Again | The NPR Politics Podcast
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Biden Wants To Reshape the Economy by Investing in America, Not Unlike Trump | NPR
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
How Effective Have Economic Sanctions Against Russia Been? | WDET-FM
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
Railroad Strikes | Cheddar TV
Latest Work
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Industry Can Be a Powerful Ally in the Fight Against Global Overfishing | Discourse
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Green Steel Deal: Protectionism Wears a Green Mask This Halloween | Forbes
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Does America Need an Industrial Policy for Semiconductors? | Discourse
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Ford’s Battery Saga: A Glimpse Into the Turbulent EV Transition | Forbes
- | 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
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary