Dan Pearson

Pearson International Trade Services
"Trade policy? It's the PITS!"

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

@JamesCz19 and I authored an op-ed on semiconductor policy that appeared in The Hill on Oct. 25. The piece argues trade restrictions won't be able to stop China's tech development, yet they certainly will slow innovation in America. https://t.co/wkwEITbyQF

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

Sure, the Biden admin eventually may get around to reducing some tariffs in an effort to curb inflation, but they are ignoring the much more important reasons to end trade restrictions. My op-ed in The Hill: https://t.co/lRSu4tjB0U

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

Congress is moaning about the excessive costs fertilizer tariffs are imposing on farmers. So why not change the overly protectionist law? My blogpost: https://t.co/e0gk9CeS70

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

Yes, supply chains are having problems. Pres. Biden wants the private sector to do more to fix it. How about reforming government regulations? My blogpost in support of the STOP the GRINCH Act by Sen. Lee and Rep. Fischbach: https://t.co/YoFAiNxpXf.

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

USTR Tai and Com Sec Raimondo wrote an op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette saying steel protection is good. Here's my reply explaining how economic analysis shows why they are wrong: https://t.co/Qst1qhWy6A
(Links to document the arguments exist, but were removed by PPG.)

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

The recent US-EU agreement to suspend steel tariffs was claimed as a victory by the White House and criticized in Europe as still violating America's WTO commitments. My view in The Dispatch -- new president, same old protectionism. https://t.co/TI4tMKvpBX

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

Americans' attitudes on trade are not very positive, especially with respect to China. Two surveys provide perspective. One offers a potential path back toward liberalization. We should give it a try. My op-ed in RealClearMarkets:
https://t.co/4bPCaDiD29

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

Okay, let me try that "afraid of trade" post again with the correct link: https://t.co/Pa7vwHlBgC

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

Afraid of trade? Do you sometimes get the sense the Biden team just wishes those nasty trade issues would go away? It certainly looks like it. My op-ed in The Hill: https://t.co/RqzRgMToq6.

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

Do trade agreements help or hurt the economy? Irony abounds when Sen. Warren, et al., argue the ITC overstates gains from trade, yet a serious analysis of the ITC study shows it substantially understates trade's benefits. My detailed commentary: https://t.co/RqzRgMToq6.

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

Looking for more thoughtful ways to foster economic recovery than simply dumping money on the country? Why not try ending trade restrictions? Here's my op-ed in Real Clear Markets, "Build back a better economy: Spend less, liberalize more." https://t.co/ETFhjAs6tv

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

Will Biden endorse industrial policy for semiconductors and other high-tech industries when he speaks to Congress? Better plan would be to clean up the mess already created by industrial policy for steel and other sectors. My thoughts in National Review:
https://t.co/NuSSllVA3r

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

What could Katherine Tai do to advance USTR's mission of "opening markets throughout the world"? Start by dealing with the big challenge at home by ending the U.S. trade war. The benefits to Americans would be impressive. My op-ed in CNN Biz: https://t.co/mUUZ5BXART.

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

For all who are hoping for less-protectionist trade policies in the new year, here's my pre-Christmas op-ed in CNN Biz offering what are intended to be constructive suggestions for the incoming Biden administration: https://t.co/Hq8Lu25dRR.

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

How to save the WTO AB and reform special/differential treatment, too? Jennifer Hillman, former AB member and a wise counselor on trade policy, offers this thoughtful op-ed in The Hill:
https://t.co/L67kC5d4nE

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

A great group of farmers gathered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, at the Young Agricultural Professionals Leadership Conference. It was my privilege to try to make sense of trade policy for this audience that deals daily with markets affected by tariffs.

[Ashley Klingensmith @Ash8156]

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[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

Should we continue to let world trade drift along without the WTO Appellate Body? I'd vote for America to step up and push a plan to reform the AB, preferably to be agreed at the June WTO ministerial meeting in Kazakhstan. My op-ed in The Hill: https://t.co/qodxO41Ehb

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

USTR seems to be having greater success killing the WTO AB than fixing its problems. WTO member countries should look closely at this thoughtful plan crafted by former AB Chair @J_A_Hillman, which has been endorsed by The WTO Reform Coalition: https://t.co/9Ryw7D2ISs.

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

@snlester and james bacchus not only believe the WTO Appellate Body should be saved, they also have useful suggestions for speeding up the overall dispute settlement process.

[Simon Lester @snlester]

People say "never let a good crisis go to waste," so Jim Bacchus and I are putting the Appellate Body crisis to good use by starting a discussion of how to improve WTO dispute settlement by speeding it up:
https://t.co/mNFp8wpQ0Y

[Dan Pearson @DPearson_mn]

The U.S. has benefited from the WTO dispute settlement system by using it effectively since 1995, but at times has found the Appellate Body to be irritating. Rather than kill the AB, now is the moment to reform it. My op-ed in The Hill: https://t.co/eZxTggwxt4