141 – Christine McDaniel on Trade, China, and Intellectual Property

Christine McDaniel is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center and was previously the deputy assistant secretary at the U.S. Treasury Department and senior trade economist in the White House. Christine is a returning guest to Macro Musings and joins the show today to talk about recent trade developments. David and Christine also discuss the details of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement, how Brexit affects trade issues in Europe, and the possibility of blowback from Trump’s trade policies.

 

Transcript for episode: https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/podcasts/01212019/china-usmca-uk-and-more

 

Christine’s Twitter: @christinemcdan

Christine’s Mercatus profile: https://www.mercatus.org/christine-mcdaniel

 

Related Links:

 

“Tariff man”: https://imgur.com/a/fcBuvKy

 

*A Weakened China Tries a Different Approach With the U.S.: Treading Lightly* by Keith Bradsher, Alan Rappeport and Glenn Thrush

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/12/business/china-trade-war.html

 

*Scholars Respond: New Trade Deal with Mexico, Canada* by Christine McDaniel and Daniel Griswold

https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/commentary/scholars-respond-new-trade-deal-mexico-canada

 

David’s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com

David’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth