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.…
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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 edits KEI’s quarterly economic policy newsletter and assists in putting together KEI’s conferences and events.
Prior to joining KEI, Tom served as an Analyst at Thomson Reuters Special Services as well as a Policy Research Fellow at the Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He additionally served as a Trade and Economic Affairs Intern at the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) in Washington, DC. From 2016 to 2018, Tom was a Peace Corps Volunteer in China based in Sichuan province. Tom earned an MA degree focusing on International Economics and China Studies from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He received a BA from Hobart College where he participated in an academic exchange program at Yonsei University in Seoul.
December 7, 2023
South Korea’s rapprochement with Japan and North Korea’s embrace of Russia significantly shaped events on the Korean Peninsula in 2023. Both promise to have a substantial impact on events in the coming year. After years of declining relations, South Korea took the initiative to mend ties with Japan by proposing a path for resolving the…
January 30, 2024
Investment Announcements December 20, 2023 – LG Chem begins construction on its cathode plant in Clarksville, Tennessee, set to begin production in 2026. The $1.4 billion injection as part of the construction is the first phase of its $3.2 billion investment plan delineated in an MOU LG Chem signed with the State of Tennessee in…
January 24, 2024
For a twenty-year period, China had been the top export destination for Korean goods. Not so in December 2023, when Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced that the United States had surpassed China to become Korea’s top goods export market on a monthly basis—marking the first time since 2003 that that was…
January 23, 2024
In April 2023, provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) went into effect regarding standards for battery components and critical mineral materials. This had been the source of significant uncertainty for Korean electric vehicle (EV) makers and their suppliers as Korean companies were subsequently left off the list of eligible vehicles for the Section 30D…