Shanker Singham

United States

CEO of Competere. Former advisor to UK Secretary of State for International Trade, Chairman of Special Trade Commission, former cleared advisor to USTR.

Articles

JAMES CARTER AND SHANKER SINGHAM: We’re Free Traders And Trump’s Tariffs Make Sense

1 month ago | dailycaller.com | James Carter |Shanker Singham

For many of us free traders, the Liberation Day tariffs were a shock. We initially saw the tariffs as a problem and took the view that any deal was good enough as long as it got rid of the tariffs. Yet, it is possible to remain a free trader while at the same time recognizing there is a brilliant method to President Trump’s seeming madness. This year’s National Trade Estimate, an “annual report detailing foreign trade barriers faced by U.S. exporters,” ran 397 pages.
What does free trade mean in the 21st century?

1 month ago | washingtontimes.com | Shanker Singham

OPINION: Free traders have been tying themselves into knots over President Trump’s trade policy. Amid the understandable shock, they miss an important dimension of what Mr. Trump is trying to do. Part of the problem is that there has always been a divide between the policy and economic disciplines of trade, on the one hand, and markets and industrial organization, on the other.
International Trade, Regulation and the Global Economy

1 month ago | routledge.com | Shanker Singham

Shanker Singham is the top conservative economist of his generation. In his latest book, he explains how market distortions affect trade, domestic regulation and economic growth globally. This new work represents Singham’s most compelling effort to illustrate the scope and depth of regulatory overreach with new metrics. I urge policy makers to use these provocative new insights to drive game-changing impact in their countries’ economies, poverty alleviation, and human flourishing worldwide.
Trade negotiations with the US are just getting started

1 month ago | capx.co | Shanker Singham

Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesPhoto by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The UK can now count a hat trick of trade-related firsts since leaving the EU Digital trade corridors between the UK and US could make customs smoother The UK’s deal with the US can only really be judged when the whole of it is concluded It has been an important week for the UK.
Commentary: Trump’s tariffs have created the deal zone

1 month ago | grandforksherald.com | Shanker Singham

Investors feel the whiplash as markets react to on-again, off-again tariffs proposed by the Trump administration. The recent 90-day pause led to sighs of relief in some quarters and consternation in others — but Trump’s effort to remake the global economy is just starting. Some countries have gotten the message loud and clear, though not as President Trump might have hoped.
COLUMN: 'The Deal Zone' will help knock down trade barriers

1 month ago | thederrick.com | Shanker Singham

Investors feel the whiplash as markets react to on-again, off-again tariffs proposed by the Trump administration. The recent 90-day pause led to sighs of relief in some quarters and consternation in others — but President Donald Trump’s effort to remake the global economy is just starting. Some countries have gotten the message loud and clear, though not as President Trump might have hoped.
Trump’s Tariffs Have Created the Deal Zone - Inside Sources

2 months ago | prescottenews.com | Shanker Singham

Investors feel the whiplash as markets react to on-again, off-again tariffs proposed by the Trump administration. The recent 90-day pause led to sighs of relief in some quarters and consternation in others — but Trump’s effort to remake the global economy is just starting. Some countries have gotten the message loud and clear, though not as President Trump might have hoped.
Shanker Singham: Tariffs offer a sweet spot for trade deals (Opinion)

2 months ago | wvgazettemail.com | Shanker Singham

Investors feel the whiplash as markets react to on-again, off-again tariffs proposed by the Trump administration. The recent 90-day pause led to sighs of relief in some quarters and consternation in others — but Trump’s effort to remake the global economy is just starting. That’s because those barriers have far more of an effect than tariffs, something to which many Trump critics are blind.
Trump’s Tariffs Have Created the Deal Zone – DC Journal - InsideSources

2 months ago | dcjournal.com | Shanker Singham

Investors feel the whiplash as markets react to on-again, off-again tariffs proposed by the Trump administration. The recent 90-day pause led to sighs of relief in some quarters and consternation in others — but Trump’s effort to remake the global economy is just starting. Some countries have gotten the message loud and clear, though not as President Trump might have hoped.
Shanker Singham: We should copy the US to reduce anti-competitive regulatory barriers

2 months ago | conservativehome.com | Shanker Singham

Shanker Singham is Chairman of The Growth Commission. The growth figures issued each month by the Office for National Statistics are, in one sense, rather like opinion polls. Looking at a single set of numbers on their own is relatively meaningless, even if some will seize on one aspect or another of the findings to give them comfort; it is far more important to consider the trends exhibited in the figures over time and use that longer-term data to come to more informed conclusions.