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
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
‘Friendshoring’ Sounds Nice, but Who Are America’s True Friends? | The Hill
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
India’s Crucial Role in Combating Global Overfishing Crisis | Forbes
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Shipping Rates Rise as Red Sea Attacks Continue | Marketplace Radio
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Trade Issues and the Lack of New US Trade Deals | American Ag Network
- | 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
Latest Work
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
‘Friendshoring’ Sounds Nice, but Who Are America’s True Friends? | The Hill
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
India’s Crucial Role in Combating Global Overfishing Crisis | Forbes
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Shipping Rates Rise as Red Sea Attacks Continue | Marketplace Radio
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Trade Issues and the Lack of New US Trade Deals | American Ag Network
- | 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
Latest Work
- | 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
- | 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
Trade Troubles: A Blue Christmas for US Farmers | Forbes
- | 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
- | 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