Claire Brunel is a research assistant at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Her areas of research at the Institute include trade issues, particularly relating to North America, China, and the European Union. Before joining the Institute, she worked at the European Commission in the Economics and Financial Affairs DG, for BNP Paribas in macroeconomic studies, and for Schroeder Salomon Smith Barney in mergers and acquisitions. She received her BS degree in mathematics and economics from Georgetown University and an MPhil in economics from the University of Oxford. She is a contr...