Christine McDaniel is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center with the Program on the American Economy and Globalization. Christine previously held several positions within the U.S. government including deputy assistant secretary at the Treasury Department and senior trade economist in the White House Council of Economic Advisors. She joins the show today to talk about the issues of intellectual property and trade. David and Christine also discuss the importance of reviving the Trans-Pacific Partnership, problems with patent systems across the globe, and the history and current scale of intellectual property theft. Christine's Twitter: @christinemcdan Christine's Mercatus profile: https://www.mercatus.org/christine-mcdaniel David's blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com David's Twitter: @DavidBeckworth

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