Joseph Quinlan
Joseph Quinlan, a non-resident Transatlantic Fellow with GMF since 2003, is a leading expert on the transatlantic economy and well-known global economist. His research centers on regional and global trade and investment flows. He regularly debriefs and advises senior U.S. congressional leaders on global economic/financial affairs on Capitol Hill, and has testified before the European Parliament on transatlantic trade issues.
Quinlan also has been a Fellow at the Center for Transatlantic Relations, the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University since 2002.
In addition to his duties with The German Marshall Fund, Quinlan is the Chief Market Strategist of Bank of America Capital Management, where he is charged with the development and implementation of domestic and global investment strategies. He joined the firm in June 2003 after working for several years as a Global Economist at Morgan Stanley (1994-02). Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Quinlan worked as Director of Economic Research at Sea-Land Services, a $3 billion global transportation firm. He has also been an International Management Consultant. Quinlan started his career with Merrill Lynch Economics.
He is the author or co-author of five books, the most recent: Deep Integration: How Transatlantic Markets are Leading Globalization (Johns Hopkins University, 2005), co-authored with Daniel Hamilton.
Quinlan lectures on global finance at New York University, where he has been on the faculty since 1992. He has published over 125 articles on international economics and trade, with publications appearing in such venues as The Financial Times, Foreign Affairs, The Wall Street Journal, and Barron’s.
Honors:
Eisenhower Fellowship, 1998
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News Articles
China in 2011 and beyondJanuary 19, 2011To coincide with President Hu Jintao's historic visit to Washington, DC, GMF has published three articles on the state of China's relations with transatlantic partners.The transatlantic marketplace and Obama: don’t be quick to celebrateNovember 03, 2008It's no secret that Europeans won't miss President Bush when he hands over the presidency to President-elect Barack Obama in January 2009. Because of the extremely unpopular, U.S.-led war in Iraq, the past eight years in transatlantic partnership have been tenuous, and the general impression is that the years following this administration can only improve.
Publications
China and India: New Actors in the Southern AtlanticNovember 29, 2012This policy paper examines the role of China and India in Latin America and Africa, and the implications for the United States and Europe.
Global Swing States and the Financial OrderNovember 27, 2012This policy paper looks at how Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Turkey view the global financial system.
Your Pain is Our Pain: The United States and the European Debt CrisisFebruary 23, 2012This policy brief discusses the effects of the European debt crisis on the transatlantic economy.
The G20′s Coming Currency Challenge: Do We Need Heirs to the U.S. Dollar — and Are There Any?June 16, 2011This policy brief argues that the U.S. dollar is still a vital global currency.
Losing Control: The Transatlantic Partnership, the Developing Nations, and the Next Phase of GlobalizationMarch 01, 2011This paper explains that the future of globalization will be less U.S.-centric and more encompassing of Chinese, Turkish, Brazilian, and other characteristics of the developing nations.
The transatlantic marketplace and Obama: don’t be quick to celebrateNovember 03, 2008It's no secret that Europeans won't miss President Bush when he hands over the presidency to President-elect Barack Obama in January 2009. Because of the extremely unpopular, U.S.-led war in Iraq, the past eight years in transatlantic partnership have been tenuous, and the general impression is that the years following this administration can only improve - or will they?
The U.S. Presidential Election and the Prospects for Transatlantic Trade and InvestmentJuly 01, 2008The transatlantic partnership over the past eight years has been under constant strain, creating an atmosphere of disappointment and distrust on both sides of the Atlantic. This brief examines the transatlantic economic partnership on trade and investment and the prospects of whether or not that relationship will continue to flourish under a new U.S. administration in 2009 or whether there will be a new tide of protectionism.
The Rise of China: A Brief Review of the Implications on the Transatlantic PartrtnershipFebruary 07, 2007An isolated, introverted backwater less than 30 years ago, China is now one of the most robust and open economies in the world. This paper examines the the re-emergence of China and the Middle Kingdom’s rising sway in the global economy.The transatlantic partnership needs to identify areas of mutual interest with China (energy security, global climate change, etc.) and work toward common solutions that would benefit all parties. China’s rise does not represent a zero-sum game. Rather, the rise of China has been largely beneficial to all parties, with more economic gains in the offing assuming the right policies are pursued and adopted by the United States, Europe, and China. 
