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Daniel Griswold




Daniel Griswold is senior research fellow and co-director of the Program on the American Economy and Globalization at the Mercatus Center. Before joining the Mercatus Center, Daniel served as president of the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (NAFTZ) from 2012 to 2016, representing its members in Washington before Congress and regulatory agencies. From 1997 to 2012, Griswold directed the Cato Institute’s trade and immigration research program.

Daniel is the author of the 2009 Cato book, Mad about Trade: Why Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization. He has testified before congressional committees, commented frequently for TV and radio, authored articles for The Wall Street Journal and other national publications, and addressed business and trade groups across the country and around the world. Before joining Cato, Daniel was editorial-page editor of the Colorado Springs Gazette, a daily newspaper, and a press secretary on Capitol Hill. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and a diploma in economics and an M.Sc. in the Politics of the World Economy from the London School of Economics.

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What Makes A Winning Trade Policy? Export Initiatives Alone Fall Short

On February 4, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke fleshed out the details of President Obama’s National Export Initiative (NEI), a plan unveiled in the 2010 State of the Union address that promises to double U.S. exports over the next five years and support two million American jobs. The NEI aims to bolster U.S. international competitiveness by creating (1) an export promotion cabinet that will oversee the expansion of both government programs and special financing for firms and farmers seeking oversees market opportunities, and (2) tougher enforcement of international trade laws.

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Your Workforce Is the Differentiator Between You and the Competition

Many American business people are experiencing the most challenging economic conditions they have ever incurred. In turn, every effort is focused on getting the business moving again, returning to profitability, being creative and working longer hours. So why bother with human resource development at this crucial time? Because your workforce is the differentiator between you and your competition, and it’s an essential key to renewed business success.

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Companies Need To Manage Issues Through A Strategic Communications Approach

In order to gain a greater understanding of corporate actions, most American companies agree they need to more effectively communicate today’s economic realities and, in that context, their response. To an increasing degree, foreign companies need to do the same in their home markets, as well as in the non-domestic markets where they do business. Unfortunately, due to a poor understanding of globalization and the fear and anxiety caused by the Great Recession, communicating the right corporate messages is more difficult than ever.

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New Manufacturing Realities Require New Perspective

As policymakers respond to the global recession, they should remember that the unprecedented global economic growth experienced in recent decades owes much to the removal of political and economic barriers to trade and investment. During that time, a division of labor on a truly global scale has emerged, presenting opportunities for specialization, collaboration, and exchange that affirm—and might even astonish—the great Adam Smith.

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