| Join CEI for a lunch discussion with Shanker A. Singham on his new book, International Trade, Regulation, and the Global Economy: The Impact of Anti-Competitive Market Distortions. In conversation with CEI Senior Economist Ryan Young, they will explore how rising trade barriers threaten peace and prosperity around the world. They will also discuss ideas for removing anti-competitive market distortions in order to unleash human betterment. When: 12:00 – 1:30 pm, Thursday, February 19, 2026 Luncheon followed by book forum. Where: Competitive Enterprise Institute, 1310 L St NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20005 Questions: [email protected] or 202.331.2764 Register |
Shanker A. Singham is one of the world’s leading international trade and competition lawyers and economists. He is the CEO of Competere and a former cleared advisor to the United States Trade Representative. Singham is a former advisor to the Secretary of State for International Trade of the UK. He is Chairman of the Growth Commission and Vice Chairman of the Trade Facilitation Commission. He has represented governments and multinational companies and has had a pivotal role in many major global economic shifts of the last 35 years, including the transitions in the former Soviet Union, the opening of Latin America, the UK’s exit from the EU, and the global realignment resulting from the Trump imposition of unfair trade and reciprocal tariffs. Ryan Young is senior economist and director of publications at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. He specializes in trade, regulation, monetary policy, and antitrust policy, and edited Adam Smith’s Guide to Life, Loveliness, and the Modern Economy. His writing has appeared in USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and Politico, and he has appeared on NPR, the BBC, and C-SPAN’s Washington Journal. He has an M.A. in economics from George Mason University and is a member of the Mont Pelerin Society. |