KEI’s Economic Policy Analyst Tom Ramage participated in an event organized by the George Washington University. The event was titled “Korea Week 2024: Conference on U.S.-ROK Relations” and held from…
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Tom Ramage is an Economic Policy Analyst at the Korea Economic Institute of America where he provides research and analysis relating to U.S.-Korea trade issues. As part of his responsibilities, he writes KEI’s quarterly economic policy newsletter and assists in managing KEI’s conferences and events. He concurrently serves as a Nonresident James A. Kelly Korean Studies Fellow with the Pacific Forum in Honolulu.
Prior to joining KEI, Tom was employed as an Analyst at Thomson Reuters Special Services and as a Policy Research Fellow at the Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Tom earned an MA degree focusing on International Economics and China Studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He also received a BA from Hobart College where he spent his junior year at Yonsei University in Seoul. From 2016 to 2018, Tom was a Peace Corps Volunteer in China based in Sichuan province.
February 4, 2025
The recent war in Ukraine, Russia’s overtures towards North Korea, and North Korea’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic all signal a sea-change for the DPRK’s place in the international system.…
Region: Asia,North America,Europe
December 7, 2023
APEC 2025 delivered the most consequential economic and diplomatic activity Korea has seen in years. The Gyeongju summit produced a mix of bilateral breakthroughs, technology partnerships, and regional commitments, and, perhaps most importantly for the U.S.-Korea relationship, gave Korea space to reposition its relationship in the Indo-Pacific. The result is a meeting that advanced meaningful…
November 24, 2025
The joint U.S.-South Korea fact sheet published November 13 offers long-awaited clarity on how Washington will treat Korean goods, investment, and digital services under the emerging “Trump Round.” With global markets watching for signals on Section 232 tariffs, supply-chain stability, and changes to U.S. industrial policy, the document lays out the initial rules of the…
November 20, 2025
The Supreme Court will soon decide whether the Donald Trump administration’s “reciprocal tariffs” are legal, and this decision will determine the future structure of U.S. trade policy and South Korea’s economic engagement with the United States. The case centers on whether the president can use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs…
November 4, 2025
South Korea’s agreement to invest USD 350 billion in the United States marks the final step in securing a 15 percent tariff rate on Korean auto and auto-part exports, avoiding the steeper Section 232 rate of 25 percent. Announced after a meeting between President Donald Trump and President Lee Jae Myung on the sidelines of…