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.…
December 7, 2023
There is much speculation about the future of certain funding awards and tax breaks under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The IRA is a federally enacted legislation, meaning its repeal would require an act of Congress. However, so far under Trump 2.0, the executive branch has been testing the full extent of its power.…
March 3, 2025
In addition to chips and pharmaceuticals, U.S. President Donald Trump has officially stated that he plans on introducing a tariff of roughly 25 percent on cars entering the United States, beginning April 2. Its imposition is likely to severely affect U.S.-South Korea economic relations, as well as the U.S. economy itself. Passenger vehicles have constituted…
February 21, 2025
On Monday evening, President Donald Trump unveiled 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States, eliminating the exemptions that had allowed South Korea to export steel under a quota. Representing an opening salvo of second-term trade actions impacting Korea and other countries, the tariffs will deeply affect the United States’ ability…
February 14, 2025
As multiple conflicts abroad caused ripples through the world of commerce and trade, the United States and South Korea came into the year broadly aligned on strategies to derisk and diversify supply chains, extending efforts to limit single country reliance on key material imports and integrating national security with economic security. Investments in advanced manufacturing…