Christine McDaniel

Sep 25, 2024 | mercatus.org | Christine McDaniel

In November, nearly 200 countries will gather in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 2024 United Nations Climate Change Conference where a main topic will be the best green trade policies. A growing number of green policies by national governments around the world are under fire for either lacking ambition or for failing to be economically viable.1This year’s electoral outcomes in advanced economies are expected to create more uncertainty around climate and energy transition policies.

Aug 7, 2024 | mercatus.org | Christine McDaniel

A commitment to interdependent, rules-based, multilateral trade has underpinned the global economy for nearly a century. But that commitment is now crumbling. Around the world, advanced economies are increasingly deploying tariffs and other trade restrictions to address national-security concerns and domestic policy priorities.

Aug 2, 2024 | mercatus.org | Christine McDaniel

Agency: Department of the Treasury, Office of Investment Security and International RelationsComment Period Opens: July 5, 2024Comment Period Closes: August 4, 2024Comment Submitted: August 2, 2024Docket No. TREAS-DO-2024-0012-0001I appreciate the opportunity to comment on the proposed rulemaking (NPRM) of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) regarding outbound US investments in certain national security technologies and products in countries of concern.

Dec 18, 2023 | mercatus.org | Christine McDaniel

Summary: The Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Center for Governance and Markets (CGM) at the University of Pittsburgh joined forces in 2023 to tackle the problem of global overfishing.

Oct 25, 2023 | mercatus.org | Christine McDaniel

Summary: The overarching, laudable goal of the WTO agreement is to curb government subsidies that contribute to overfishing. But the devil is in the details. The current text leaves open the possibility for circumvention in four key ways that we identify in this brief. If these loopholes are not addressed in the next round of negotiations or later in implementation, then the effectiveness of the agreement may be at risk.