Daniel T. Griswold

Director
Center for Trade Policy Studies

Daniel T. Griswold is Director of the Center for Trade Policy Studies at the Cato Institute in Washington, DC. Since joining Cato in 1997, Mr. Griswold has authored or co-authored major studies on globalization, trade and immigration, including the 2007 study, “Trading Up: How Expanding Trade has Delivered Better Jobs and Higher Living Standards.” He has authored articles for the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, the Financial Times, and other major publications and has appeared on C-SPAN, CNN, PBS, the BBC, and Fox News. He has testified before congressional committees and federal agencies on a range of trade and immigration issues. Earlier in his career, he served as a congressional press secretary and the editorial page editor of the Colorado Springs Gazette. He holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a diploma in economics and a master's degree in the Politics of the World Economy from the London School of Economics.

Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: dgriswold@cato.org

Speaking Topics

• Globalization
• Immigration
• Trade Deficit and Imports
• Trade, Democracy, and the War on Terror
• Trade Politics
• World Trade Organization

Media Appearances

Daniel T. Griswold on NAFTA on the Fox News Channel February 29, 2008 [Flash Video, 02:29]

Daniel Griswold discusses free trade on NPR's Diane Rehm Show. (October 11, 2007) [Audio]

Dan Griswold discusses China-US trade relations on CNBC (September 11, 2007) [Real Media]

Dan Griswold discusses China-US trade relations on CNBC (August 7, 2007) [Real Media]

Dan Griswold discusses U.S.-China trade on CNBC (June 4, 2007) [Real Media]

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Books and Book Chapters

"The Blessings and Challenges of Globalization," Chapter 1 in The Global Economy, The: Changing Politics, Society, and Family (2001).

Economic Casualties: How U.S. Foreign Policy Undermines Trade, Growth, and Liberty, coeditor (1999)

"Immigration," Chapter 63 of the Cato Handbook for Congress, 108th Congress.

Cato Studies

"Trading Up: How Expanding Trade has Delivered Better Jobs and Higher Living Standards for American Workers," Trade Policy Analysis no. 36, October 25, 2007.

"Freeing the Farm: A Farm Bill For All Americans," Trade Policy Analysis no. 34, April 16, 2007.

"Grain Drain: The Hidden Cost of U.S. Rice Subsidies," Trade Briefing Paper no. 25, November 16, 2006.

"Who's Manipulating Whom? China's Currency and the U.S. Economy," Trade Briefing Paper no. 23, July 11, 2006.

"Ripe for Reform: Six Good Reasons to Reduce U.S. Farm Subsidies and Trade Barriers," by Daniel T. Griswold, Stephen Slivinski and Christopher Preble, Trade Policy Analysis no. 30, September 14, 2005.

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Commentary

"Immigration law should reflect our dynamic labor market," The Dallas Morning News, April 27, 2008.

"When employment lines cross borders," Fort Worth Star Telegram, April 21, 2008.

"Dems betray our ally Colombia," Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, April 18, 2008.

"Ohio Needs More Foreign Trade," The Wall Street Journal, March 1, 2008.

"Attempt to Limit Mexican Trucking in U.S. Masks Union Agenda," Los Angeles Daily Journal, December 20, 2007.

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Podcasts 

"H-1B Visa Program Caps American Innovation" featuring Daniel T. Griswold, April 7, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:06]

"Obama and Clinton Versus NAFTA" featuring Daniel T. Griswold, February 28, 2008 [MP3, 07:19]

"Counting the Free Traders in Congress" featuring Daniel T. Griswold, February 15, 2008 [MP3, 08:05]

"Bush Renews Free Trade Push" featuring Daniel T. Griswold, January 29, 2008 [MP3, 05:10]

"State of Immigrants," December 17, 2007 [MP3, 06:02]

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Speeches  and Congressional Testimony

"The Large Stake of U.S. Small Business in an Expanding Global Economy," June 13, 2007.

"Trade, Democracy and Peace: The Virtuous Cycle," April 20, 2007.

"The Best 'Anti-Sweatshop' Policy: Expanding U.S. Trade with Developing Countries," February 14, 2007.

"The Competition for World Resources: China's Demand for Commodities," February 8, 2007.

"The Future of NAFTA: "Hecho en China"?" November 15-17, 2006.

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Events

"Trade Promotion Authority, R.I.P.?," June 18, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Does the Record Trade Deficit Threaten the U.S. Economy?," March 21, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"The Future of the European Common Agricultural Policy and Global Trade Liberalization," October 27, 2006 [Policy Forum]

"U.S. Farm Trade Policies: Ripe for Reform?," November 9, 2005 [Policy Forum]

"Bordering on Failure: How to Fix Our Broken Immigration System," September 16, 2005 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

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