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[Rebroadcast] Steven Yeun: The Walking Dead

With the recent season finale of The Walking Dead and the broadcast of his visit to South Korea with talk show host Conan O'Brien this past weekend, we look back at our…

April 14, 2016

A Conversation with TV Host and Chef Marja Vongerichten

When Marja Vongerichten was 19, she met her birth mother for the first time since being adopted at age three. The first thing they bonded over, Marja says, was…

February 18, 2016

Korean American Day 2016: Chef Edward Lee

Born in Brooklyn, Chef Edward Lee always loved cooking. And after graduating from college with an English literature degree, he returned to that love and became an award-winning chef. Not…

February 12, 2016

Korean American Day 2016: Chef Rachel Yang

Every year on January 13, the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) sponsors a luncheon in Washington, DC to mark Korean American Day and recognize the local and national Korean…

January 28, 2016

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The year 2007 displayed remarkable progress in Korea-U.S. economic relations on many different levels. At the global level, our two countries have worked closely together to meet international challenges. For…

May 25, 2011

Han Dongman

East Asian Economic Integration: Implications of a U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement

The United States and Korea finished the eighth round of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) in mid-March 2007, and the agreement is likely to be concluded eventually.1…

May 25, 2011

Cheong Inkyo

U.S.-Republic of Korea Economic Relatoins: A Washington Perspective

The U.S.-ROK bilateral economic relationship entered a new era 1 April 2007 when President George W. Bush notified the U.S. Congress of his intent to enter into a free trade…

May 25, 2011

Jordan Heiber

Korea-U.S. Economic Relations in 2006

Economic relations between Korea and the United States reached new heights in the year 2006 with the launch of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement. While the negotiations were…

May 25, 2011

Ahn Chong-ghee

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Peninsula Blog

Lessons from the IMF Annual Meeting for South Korea

Every fall, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) hosts the world’s top economists, central bank officials, government bureaucrats, and civil society leaders in its Annual Meetings to discuss issues of key concern and calibrate a future outlook on the global economy. There were four main themes in this year’s meeting: moderating inflation, low growth, fiscal stress,…

October 30, 2024

Je Heon (James) Kim

Future of Korea in Columbia, South Carolina

From October 16 to October 17, 2024, the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI) visited Columbia, South Carolina, as a part of its long-running Future of Korea program. The Columbia World Affairs Council hosted a delegation consisting of KEI President and CEO Scott Snyder, KEI Program Officer Andy Hong, Economic Officer Evan Fowler from the…

October 24, 2024

Scott Snyder, Andy Hong

Announcing KEI’s New Korean IRA Investment Map

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law on August 16, 2022. It is the most comprehensive climate law passed by the US government, committing over $400 billion to clean economy initiatives through a mix of tax credits and funding opportunities. The law has initiated a wave of green investment across the United States…

October 23, 2024

Tom Ramage

The Dollar’s Discontents

Donald Trump, his vice-presidential running mate J.D. Vance, and his prospective secretary of the Treasury Robert Lighthizer have all pointed to a weaker dollar as a solution to the competitiveness problems of US manufacturing. Their suggestions raise more questions than they answer, however. Is a weaker dollar, in fact, something that can be achieved? Would…