Daniel J. Ikenson
Associate Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies
Dan Ikenson is associate director of Cato's Center for Trade Policy Studies, focusing on WTO disputes, regional trade agreements, U.S.-China trade issues, steel and textile trade policies, and antidumping reform. Ikenson has been involved in international trade since 1990.
Before joining Cato in 2000, Ikenson was director of international trade planning for an international accounting and business advisory firm. Before that, he co-founded the Library of International Trade Resources (LITR), a consulting firm providing interactive information access and international trade consulting. And before that, he was a trade policy and antidumping analyst at a few different international trade law practices in Washington, DC.
Ikenson is the author of many studies and articles on trade policy and is the coauthor of Antidumping Exposed: The Devilish Details of Unfair Trade Law. He has appeared on The Newshour with Jim Lehrer, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg TV, MSNBC, ABC News, and NPR. His articles have been published in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Times, the Detroit News, National Review Online, and elsewhere.
Ikenson holds a M.A. in economics from George Washington University.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: dikenson@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
Antidumping Exposed: The Devilish Details of Unfair Trade Law by Brink Lindsey and Daniel J. Ikenson (2003)
Cato Studies
"Thriving in a Global Economy: The Truth about U.S. Manufacturing and Trade," Trade Policy Analysis no. 35, August 28, 2007.
"Leading the Way: How U.S.Trade Policy Can Overcome Doha's Failings," Trade Policy Analysis no. 33, June 20, 2006.
"Abuse of Discretion: Time to Fix the Administration of the U.S. Antidumping Law," Trade Policy Analysis no. 31, October 6, 2005.
"Nonmarket Nonsense: U.S. Antidumping Policy toward China," Trade Briefing Paper no. 22, March 7, 2005.
"The Case for CAFTA: Consolidating Central America's Freedom Revolution," by Daniel T. Griswold and Daniel J. Ikenson, Trade Briefing Paper no. 21, September 21, 2004.
Articles and Newsletters
"Nothing to Fear but Fearmongers Themselves: A Look at the Sovereign Wealth Fund Debate," Free Trade Bulletin no. 33, March 14, 2008.
"Growing Pains: The Evolving U.S.-China Trade Relationship," Free Trade Bulletin no. 28, May 7, 2007.
"The New Iron Age: Steel’s Renaissance Beckons New Trade Policies," Free Trade Bulletin no. 25, November 27, 2006.
"All Quiet on the Antidumping Front? Take a Closer Look," Free Trade Bulletin no. 23, September 14, 2006.
"Blowing Exhaust: Detroit's Woes Belie a Healthy U.S. Auto Market," by Daniel T. Griswold and Daniel J. Ikenson, Free Trade Bulletin no. 22, July 27, 2006.
Opinion and Commentary
"Traders," National Review (Online), May 6, 2008
"Trading Up," National Review (Online), April 8, 2008
"Democrats Would Rather Mislead Than Lead on Trade," Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 3, 2008
"Pen Beats Sword," National Review (Online), December 12, 2007
"Fear and Mythology," National Review (Online), October 2, 2007
Events
"Carrots and Sticks: The Evolving U.S. Economic Policy toward China," May 29, 2008 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Thriving or Threatened? Perspectives on the State of U.S. Manufacturing in a Global Economy," November 15, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Thriving or Threatened? Perspectives on the State of U.S. Manufacturing in a Global Economy," September 25, 2007 [Policy Forum]
"Calm before the Storm? Developments in U.S. Trade Remedy Laws," April 17, 2007 [Policy Forum]
"U.S. Trade Policy in the Wake of Doha: Why Unilateral Liberalization Makes Sense," July 20, 2006 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Multimedia
"Troubles With Trade Facilitation" featuring Daniel J. Ikenson, May 2, 2008 [Flash Audio, 08:24]
"Sovereign Wealth Scare" featuring Daniel J. Ikenson, April 2, 2008 [Flash Audio, 06:54]
"Jobs and American Manufacturing" featuring Daniel J. Ikenson, February 20, 2008 [Flash Audio, 06:53]
Daniel J. Ikenson on US-China talks in Beijing on CNBC. December 13, 2007 [Flash Video, 05:53]
November 6, 2007: Dan Ikenson sets the record straight on American manufacturing. [Flash Video, 09:51]