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Sidney Weintraub

William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy

Associated Research Focus:

Trade & Economics

Associated Programs:

Simon Chair in Political Economy

Expertise:

International trade and finance; Mexico; Canada; Brazil; Latin America

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Sidney Weintraub holds the William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy at CSIS. He is also professor emeritus at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he was Dean Rusk Professor from 1976 to 1994, when he then joined CSIS.

 

A member of the U.S. Foreign Service from 1949 to 1975, Weintraub held the post of deputy assistant secretary of state for international finance and development from 1969 to 1974 and served as assistant administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development in 1975. He was also a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

 

His many publications include Energy Cooperation in the Western Hemisphere: Benefits and Impediments (CSIS, 2007); NAFTA’s Impact on North America: The First Decade (CSIS, 2004); Issues in International Political Economy: Constructive Irreverence (CSIS, 2004); Free Trade in the Americas: Economic and Political Issues for Governance and Firms (Edward Elgar, 2004); Financial Decision-Making in Mexico: To Bet a Nation (Pittsburgh, 2000), and Development and Democracy in the Southern Cone: Imperatives for U.S. Policy in South America (CSIS, 2000). Weintraub has also published numerous articles in newspapers and journals. He received a Ph.D. in economics from American University and an M.A. in economics from Yale University.

CSIS Publications by Sidney Weintraub
Issues in International Political Economy: Confused and Mean-Spirited U.S. Handling of Immigration Problems - June 2008, Number 102 06/18/2008
 Issues in International Political Economy: The Mixed Nature of Brazilian Policies - May 2008, Number 101 05/16/2008
 Critical Questions: May 1 Immigration Protests 05/01/2008
 Issues in International Political Economy: Trade Policy Confusion - April 2008, Number 100 04/16/2008
 Issues in International Political Economy: Dealing with Neighbors - March 2008, Number 99 03/18/2008
 Issues in International Political Economy: Current Questions about the U.S. Political Scene Posed by Mexicans - February 2008, Number 98 02/15/2008
 Critical Questions: Economic Uncertainty 01/25/2008
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Power of Special Interests in the United States - January 2008, Number 97 01/15/2008
 Issues in International Political Economy - Latin America at Yearend 2007 - December 2007, Number 96 12/14/2007
 Issues in International Political Economy - Some Recent Examples of the Dependency/Dominance Relationship between Mexico and the United States - November 2007, Number 95 11/12/2007
 Critical Questions: Immigration 10/24/2007
 Issues in International Political Economy - The High Cost of Criminalizing Drug Use - October 2007, Number 94 10/18/2007
 Issues in International Political Economy - U.S. Actions to Promote Democracy - September 2007, Number 93 09/14/2007
 Issues in International Political Economy - Setting the Record Straight on NAFTA - August 2007, Number 92 08/15/2007
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Derivative Nature of U.S. Hemispheric Policy - July 2007, Number 91 07/16/2007
 The Energy Situation in the Western Hemisphere 07/01/2007
 The Immigration Debate and U.S.-Mexican Relations 06/25/2007
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Mood in Mexico - June 2007, Number 90 06/15/2007
 Issues in International Political Economy - Mean-Spirited Features of U.S. Immigration Policy - May 2007, Number 89 05/15/2007
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Complexity of Trade Policy - April 2007, Number 88 04/17/2007
 Energy Cooperation in the Western Hemisphere 03/30/2007
 Issues in International Political Economy - Promising Ethanol Developments - March 2007, Number 87 03/15/2007
 Issues in International Political Economy - Forty Policy Non Sequiturs - February 2007, Number 86 02/15/2007
 Issues in International Political Economy - Shortcomings of Energy Policy in the Western Hemisphere - January 2007, Number 85 01/12/2007
 Issues in International Political Economy - Problems Facing Latin American Countries at Year-end 2006 - December 2006, Number 84 12/15/2006
 Issues in International Political Economy - The U.S. Midterm Elections and Globalization - November 2006, Number 83 11/15/2006
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Fence as a Metaphor for How the United States Views its Relations with Mexico - October 2006, Number 82 10/17/2006
 Issues in International Political Economy - Governing a Demonstrably Divided Mexico - September 2006, Number 81 09/15/2006
 Issues in International Political Economy - Energy Cooperation and Confrontation in the Western Hemisphere - August 2006, Number 80 08/15/2006
 Issues in International Political Economy - Mexico’s Presidential Election Was a Significant Event - July 2006, Number 79 07/17/2006
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Immigration Debate: What We Have Learned - June 2006, Number 78 06/15/2006
 Issues in International Political Economy - Bolivia's Natural Gas Nationalization - May 2006, Number 77 05/15/2006
 Issues in International Political Economy - The U.S. Style of Making Immigration Policy - April 2006, Number 76 04/17/2006
 Issues in International Political Economy - U.S.-Latin American Attitudes: Latin America's Movement to the Left - March 2006, Number 75 03/15/2006
 Issues in International Political Economy - Mexico's Fascinating 2006 Presidential Election - February 2006, Number 74 02/15/2006
 Issues in International Political Economy - U.S.-Latin American Attitudes: The WTO's Uncertain Future - January 2006, Number 73 01/14/2006
 Issues in International Political Economy - Latin America's 100 Years of Lagging Performance - December 2005, Number 72 12/15/2005
 Issues in International Political Economy - U.S.-Latin American Attitudes: The Puzzling Mar de Plata Summit of the Americas - November 2005, Number 71 11/15/2005
 Issues in International Political Economy - What Is Happening to the Rules-based System for the Conduct of International Trade? - October 2005, Number 70 10/18/2005
 Issues in International Political Economy - Reflections on Foreign Aid Techniques - September 2005, Number 69 09/15/2005
 Issues in International Political Economy - Mexico's Oil, Gas, and Energy Policy Options - August 2005, Number 68 08/15/2005
 Policy Papers on the Americas: Caribbean Integration Into The World Economic System - Volume VI, 1995 07/27/2005
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Distorted Nature of Trade Debates - July 2005, Number 67 07/15/2005
 Issues in International Political Economy - Invigorating North American Integration - June 2005, Number 66 06/15/2005
 Issues in International Political Economy - Oil and Natural Gas Politics in the Western Hemisphere - May 2005, Number 65 05/15/2005
 Issues in International Political Economy - Risks of U.S. Macroeconomic Policy - April 2005, Number 64 04/15/2005
 Issues in International Political Economy - Will Latin America Get More Attention in Bush's Second Term? - March 2005, Number 63 03/15/2005
 Policy Papers on the Americas: Canada-U.S. Relations: On the Eve of President Clinton's State Visit to Canada - Volume VI, 1995 02/17/2005
 Issues in International Political Economy - Robert Zoellick's Tenure as U.S. Trade Representative - February 2005, Number 62 02/15/2005
 Issues in International Political Economy - A North American "Community": Pros and Cons - February, 2005 Number 62 01/15/2005
 Issues in International Political Economy - Latin America at Year-end 2004 - December 2004, Number 60 12/15/2004
 Issues in International Political Economy - A Mexico Initiative for the Renewed Bush Administration - November 2004, Number 59 11/15/2004
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Next President's Foreign Economic Problems - October 2004, Number 58 10/15/2004
 Issues in International Political Economy -The Benefits and Costs of Trade Discrimination - September 2004, Number 57 09/15/2004
 NAFTA's Impact on North America 09/01/2004
 Issues in International Political Economy - How Long Should We Try to Keep Them Down on the Farm? - August 2004, Number 56 08/15/2004
 Issues in International Political Economy - Security Dominates Concerns in Latin America - July 2004, Number 55 07/15/2004
 Issues in International Political Economy - U.S. Trading Partners: The Large Role of North America - June 2004, Number 54 06/14/2004
 Free Trade in the Americas 05/26/2004
 Issues in International Political Economy - Free Trade Area of the Americas: How to Screw Up A Perfectly Good Proposal - May 2004, Number 53 05/15/2004
 Issues in International Political Economy - Dealing with Competitive Pressure from Countries with Undervalued Exchange Rates - April 2004, Number 52 04/15/2004
 Issues in International Political Economy - Outsourcing - March 2004, Number 51 03/15/2004
 Issues in International Political Economy - President Bush's Immigration Proposal - February 2004, Number 50 02/15/2004
 Scoring Free Trade: A Critique of the Critics 02/01/2004
 Commentaries on International Political Economy 02/01/2004
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Monterrey Hemispheric Summit - January 2004, Number 49 01/15/2004
 Issues in International Political Economy - Latin America at Year-end 2003 - December 2003, Number 48 12/15/2003
 Issues in International Political Economy - Democracy and Development - November 2003, Number 47 11/15/2003
 Hemisphere Focus - Vol. 11, Issue 30 — November 4, 2003 11/04/2003
 Issues in International Political Economy - Trade Negotiation Prospects: Global and Hemispheric - October 2003, Number 46 10/15/2003
 Issues in International Political Economy - Peru's Perennial Problems Pop Up Again - September 2003, Number 45 09/15/2003
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Cost of Divisions Within Latin America - August 2003, Number 44 08/15/2003
 Issues in International Political Economy - Lack of Clarity in U.S. Trade Policy - July 2003, Number 43 07/15/2003
 Issues in International Political Economy - Kirchner and Argentina - June 2003, Number 42 06/15/2003
 Issues in International Political Economy - U.S.-Latin American Attitudes: Mistrust and Indifference - May 2003, Number 41 05/15/2003
 Issues in International Political Economy - Strains in the Canada-U.S. Relationship - April 2003, Number 40 04/15/2003
 Issues in International Political Economy - President Lula's Uncertain Path - March 2003, Number 39 03/15/2003
 Issues in International Political Economy - Mexico: The Cost of Outdated Nationalism - February 2003, Number 38 02/15/2003
 Issues in International Political Economy - Latin America's Herd Behavior - January 2003, Number 37 01/15/2003
 Issues in International Political Economy - FTAA Prospects - December 2002, Number 36 12/15/2002
 Issues in International Political Economy - Chile as a Template - November 2002, Number 35 11/15/2002
 Issues in International Political Economy - History Repeats Itself in Trade Policy - October 2002, Number 34 10/15/2002
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Importance of the Every Day Routine - September 2002, Number 33 09/15/2002
 Issues in International Political Economy - The United States and Latin America: Mutual Dissapointments - August 2002, Number 32 08/15/2002
 Issues in International Political Economy - Migration: Making Policy in the Face of Profound Disagreement - July 2002, Number 31 07/15/2002
 Development and Democracy in the Southern Cone 07/01/2002
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Brazil-U.S. Relationship: A Tale of Mutual Ignorance - June 2002, Number 30 06/15/2002
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Elusive Option to Open Markets - May 2002, Number 29 05/15/2002
 Issues in International Political Economy - Uncertainty in Venezuela - April 2002, Number 28 04/15/2002
 Issues in International Political Economy - Mexico: Latin America's Uncertain Bright Spot - March 2002, Number 27 03/15/2002
 Issues in International Political Economy - A Needless Trade War - February 2002, Number 26 02/15/2002
 Issues in International Political Economy - Rejecting The Lessons of Experience - January 2002, Number 25 01/15/2002
 Issues in International Political Economy - Reviving The U.S. Economy - November 2001, Number 23 11/15/2001
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Primacy of Policy - December 2001, Number 24 11/15/2001
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Terrorist Attack: Treating The Causes, October 2001, Number 22 10/15/2001
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Ever-Changing U.S.-Mexico Relationship - September 2001, Number 21 09/15/2001
 Issues in International Political Economy - Sanctions: When They Don't Work, Keep Doing the Same - August 2001, Number 20 08/15/2001
 Issues in International Political Economy - The U.S.Congress and Trade Policy: Give Me a Break - July 2001, Number 19 07/15/2001
 Issues in International Political Economy - The U.S.-Chile Connection - June 2001, Number 18 06/15/2001
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Conundrum of Undocumented Immigration - May 2001, Number 17 05/15/2001
 Issues in International Political Economy - Brazil-U.S. Economic Relations - April 2001, Number 16 04/15/2001
 Policy Papers on the Americas - Volume XII, 2001 04/09/2001
 Issues in International Political Economy - Ideological Generalizations about Financial Rescue Packages - March 2001, Number 15 03/15/2001
 Issues in International Political Economy - Trade Policy Suggestions for Quebec Summit - February 2001, Number 14 02/15/2001
 Financial Decision-Making in Mexico 02/01/2001
 Issues in International Political Economy - Behind the Trade Issues Facing President Bush - January 2001, Number 13 01/15/2001
 Issues in International Political Economy - Some Highlights in the Global Economy in 2000 - December 2000, Number 12 12/15/2000
 Issues in International Political Economy - Critical Aspects of the Global Economy - November 2000, Number 11 11/15/2000
 Issues in International Political Economy - Telling It Like It Is - October 2000, Number 10 10/15/2000
 Issues in International Political Economy - Democracy and Markets - September 2000, Number 9 09/15/2000
 Issues in International Political Economy - NAFTA Evaluation - August 2000, Number 8 08/15/2000
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Labor-Trade Link - July 2000, Number 7 07/15/2000
 Issues in International Political Economy - Cheapening The Sovereignty Argument - June 2000, Number 6 06/15/2000
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Role of the Leading International Economic Organizations - May 2000, Number 5 05/15/2000
 Issues in International Political Economy - Massachusett's Secondary Boycotts Against Burma - April 2000, Number 4 04/15/2000
 Issues in International Political Economy - Clashing Pressures on Immigration - March 2000, Number 3 03/15/2000
 Issues in International Political Economy - The Dollarization Debate - February 2000, Number 2 02/15/2000
 Issues in International Political Economy - Trade Policy After Seattle - January 2000, Number 1 01/15/2000
 Hemisphere Focus - Vol. 06, Issue 6 — January 15, 1999 01/15/1999
 Policy Papers on the Americas - Volume VI, 1995 07/27/1995
 Policy Papers on the Americas - Volume VI, 1995 03/01/1995
 Policy Papers on the Americas - Volume VI, 1995 02/17/1995

Sidney Weintraub In the News
Sidney Weintraub, the CSIS Simon Chair in Political Economy, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Mexico Freezes Prices on More than 150 Food Products for Six Months." 06/18/2008
 Sidney Weintraub, the CSIS Simon Chair in Political Economy, was quoted by Dallas Business Journal, "Trade Frozen in Congress, Hot on Campaign Trail." 04/07/2008
 Sidney Weintraub, the CSIS William Simon Chair in Political Economy, was quoted by the Associated Press, "Bush Raps Democrats on Spending." 10/15/2007
 Sidney Weintraub, the CSIS William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy, was quoted in a Washington Times commentary, "Moral Hazard and Panic." 09/24/2007
 Peter DeShazo, director of the CSIS Americas Program, and Sidney Weintraub, holder of the CSIS William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy, were quoted by The Washington Post, "Bush Prepares for Trip to Latin America." 03/06/2007
 Libre Comercio en el Hemisferio Occidental 04/01/2005
 NAFTA's Accomplishments and Shortcomings 08/15/2004
 Why Dollarization is a Canadian Affair 02/21/2002

Testimony by Sidney Weintraub
Sidney Weintraub: NAFTA at 12 09/11/2006
 The Role of the Western Hemisphere in Fostering U.S. Energy Security 03/02/2006
 The United States and Latin America in the New Millennium: Outlook and Priorities 03/15/2000
 The Use and Effect of Unilateral Trade Sanctions 05/27/1999
 The Situation in Brazil and its Implications 02/25/1999
 The Operation and Effects of NAFTA 09/11/1997
 U.S. Trade Policy in the Western Hemisphere 03/18/1997
 

 

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