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Policymakers must be constantly reminded of the benefits of free trade and the costs of protectionism. Free trade is the extension of free markets across political borders. Enlarging markets to integrate more buyers, sellers, investors, and workers enables more refined specialization and economies of scales, which produce more wealth and higher living standards. Protectionism does just the opposite. Congress and the administration should pursue policies that expand the freedom of Americans to participate in the international marketplace.

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  • December 14, 2010
    Policy Forum
    The U.S. Generalized System of Preferences: Helping the Poor, But at What Price?
    Featuring Sallie James, Trade Policy Analyst, Cato Institute; Edward Gresser, Director, Project on Trade and Global Markets, Democratic Leadership Council; and Chakarin Komolsiri, Minister-Counsellor, Royal Thai Embassy. Moderated by Daniel Griswold, Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute.
  • December 15, 2009
    Policy Forum
    Rethinking Trade Policy
    Featuring Edward Gresser, Senior Fellow, Democratic Leadership Council; Daniel Ikenson, Associate Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute; and Philip I. Levy, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute.
  • November 6, 2009
    Book Forum
    Mad about Trade: Why Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization
    Featuring the author, Daniel Griswold, Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute; with comments by Steven Pearlstein, Business and economy columnist, The Washington Post. Moderated by Daniel J. Ikenson, Associate Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute.
  • June 15, 2009
    Capitol Hill Briefing
    Restoring the Pro-Trade Consensus
    Featuring Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Founder, Congressional Pro-Trade Caucus; and Daniel J. Ikenson, Associate Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute.
  • May 19, 2009
    Book Forum
    Money, Markets, and Sovereignty
    Featuring Benn Steil, Co-author and Director of International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations; and Manuel Hinds, Co-author and Former Finance Minister of El Salvador. Moderated by Ian Vásquez, Director, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute.
  • April 28, 2009
    Policy Forum
    Restoring the Pro-Trade Consensus
    Featuring Tim Reif, General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; Anne Kim, Economic Program Director, Third Way; and Dan Ikenson, Associate Director, Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute.
  • March 23, 2009
    Capitol Hill Briefing
    Tax Havens Should Be Celebrated, Not Persecuted
    Featuring Daniel J. Mitchell, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and coauthor of Global Tax Revolution: The Rise of Tax Competition and the Battle to Defend It; and Richard Rahn, Former member of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority;
  • February 10, 2009
    Policy Forum
    A Service to the Economy: The Importance of Free Trade in Services
    Featuring Bob Vastine, President of the U.S. Coalition of Services Industries; Christine Bliss, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Services and Investment; and Aaditya Mattoo, World Bank. Moderated by Sallie James, Policy Analyst, Cato Institute.
  • July 25, 2008
    Policy Forum
    Should Congress Lower Tariffs on Imported Shoes?
    Featuring U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, Ed Gresser, Progressive Policy Institute, and William Hawkins, U.S. Business and Industry Council. Moderated by Daniel T. Griswold, Cato Institute.
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