Dr. Meltzer is a senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution and an adjunct professor at the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies where he teaches international trade law. Meltzer is a reviewer for the Journal of Politics and Law.
At Brookings, Meltzer works on international trade law and policy issues with a focus on the World Trade Organization and large free trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Specific areas of focus include digital trade where he co-leads the Digital Economy and Trade Project. Meltzer also works on financing for sustainable infrastructure.
Meltzer has testified on trade issues before the U.S. Congress, the U.S. International Trade Commission and the European Parliament.
Prior to joining Brookings, Meltzer was posted as a diplomat at the Australian Embassy in Washington D.C. where he was responsible for trade, climate and energy issues and prior to that he was a trade negotiator in Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Meltzer has appeared in print and news media, including the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Bloomberg, The Asahi Shimbun, The Economist, and China Daily. Meltzer holds an S.J.D. and LL.M. from the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor and law and commerce degrees from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Meltzer is a senior fellow in the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution and an adjunct professor at the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies where he teaches international trade law. Meltzer is a reviewer for the Journal of Politics and Law.
At Brookings, Meltzer works on international trade law and policy issues with a focus on the World Trade Organization and large free trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Specific areas of focus include digital trade where he co-leads the Digital Economy and Trade Project. Meltzer also works on financing for sustainable infrastructure.
Meltzer has testified on trade issues before the U.S. Congress, the U.S. International Trade Commission and the European Parliament.
Prior to joining Brookings, Meltzer was posted as a diplomat at the Australian Embassy in Washington D.C. where he was responsible for trade, climate and energy issues and prior to that he was a trade negotiator in Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Meltzer has appeared in print and news media, including the New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Bloomberg, The Asahi Shimbun, The Economist, and China Daily. Meltzer holds an S.J.D. and LL.M. from the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor and law and commerce degrees from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia
Testimonies
A good trade agreement will lead to job losses because what you’re trying to do is create more competition. Inefficient industries die, you create new opportunities, and new sectors...What you need to have is a mechanism in place to allow workers to take advantage of the new jobs, and the U.S. does not do that well.
[The sugar deal with Mexico] clears away an issue. It smooths the politics [between the U.S. and Mexico] a little.
[Pulling out of Trans-Pacific Partnership] puts the U.S. on the back foot. But now, the EU is managing to move more quickly. It shows the world doesn’t stand still.
I really don't get much of a strong, articulated sense from the administration of what they want to get out of a NAFTA renegotiation.
