About Me

Kara Reynolds is a Professor in the Department of Economics at American University.  She studies the political economy of international trade policy and welfare impacts of globalization.  Specific research interests include the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement system, antidumping protection, Trade Adjustment Assistance, and the impact of globalization on innovation.  Her current research project analyzes the determinants of trade policy preferences, and particularly why opposition to trade liberalization efforts seems to be growing in the United States and abroad.

Curriculum Vita


Department of Economics
American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
E-mail: reynolds@american.edu
Telephone: (202) 885-3768