Sallie James

Trade Policy Analyst
Center for Trade Policy Studies

Sallie James is a policy analyst with Cato's Center for Trade Policy Studies. James writes and speaks on a variety of trade topics, with a research emphasis on the subject of agricultural trade policy. Before joining Cato in 2006, James was an executive officer in the Office of Trade Negotiations in the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Prior to that she was a Senior Policy Adviser in the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. She held numerous research and teaching assistant positions while studying. Her articles have been published in the Washington Times, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, and the European Review of Agricultural Economics. James has appeared on BBC World, CNBC and Australian ABC's Behind the News. James received her Bachelor of Economics and Master of Economics degrees from the University of Adelaide, and her Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Western Australia.

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

Speaking Topics

• Agriculture
• World Trade Organization

Media Appearances

Sallie James talks about the farm bill on Fox News, April 30, 2008 [Flash Video, 04:43]

Sallie James talks to Glenn Beck about the escalating global food crisis. April 23, 2008 [Flash Video, 03:11]

Sallie James on C-SPAN talking about the Colombia Free Trade Agreement April 16, 2008 [Flash Video, 05:00]

Sallie James discusses the latest toy recalls from China on BBC World News. (September 14, 2007) [Real Media]

Sallie James discusses skyrocketing milk prices on MSNBC. (August 18, 2007) [Real Media]

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Cato Studies

"Race to the Bottom? The Presidential Candidates’ Positions on Trade,"Trade Briefing Paper no. 27, April 15, 2008.

"Maladjusted: The Misguided Policy of ‘Trade Adjustment Assistance,’" Trade Briefing Paper no. 26, November 8, 2007.

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

"Milking the Customers: The High Cost of U.S. Dairy Policies," Trade Briefing Paper no. 24, November 9, 2006.

Commentary

"America will be poorer as Obama pursues the wealthier," DetNews.com, April 23, 2008.

"Congress' Compromise on Farm Bill Falls Short," Des Moines Register, February 26, 2008.

"Democrats create pessimism about trade prospects," Detroit News, January 14, 2008.

"Raw Deal," San Francisco Chronicle, December 27, 2007

"Trading Down," National Review Online, October 24, 2007.

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Podcasts

"Higher Food Prices: Part 2" featuring Sallie James, April 28, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:57]

"POTUS Hopefuls Differ on Trade," featuring Sallie James, April 16, 2008 [Flash Audio, 07:35]

"Trade Adjustment Assistance," December 18, 2007 [MP3, 09:07]

"Fat on the Farm Bill," November 12, 2007 [MP3, 06:12]

"Gambling with Our Reputation," May 14, 2007 [MP3, 08:37]

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Events

"America's High-Stakes Response to the WTO Internet Gambling Dispute," July 25, 2007 [Policy Forum]

"Rethinking the U.S. Embargo against Cuba," June 14, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Freeing the Farm: A Farm Bill for All Americans," May 23, 2007 [Capitol Hill Briefing]