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
Investment Announcements July 24, 2023: Samsung SDI announced plans to establish a second EV battery manufacturing “Gigafactory” facility as part of their StarPlus Energy joint venture with Stellantis. September 27, 2023: Samsung SDI announced it will inject $1.98 billion as part of its investment into a battery factory, reportedly near Kokomo, IN where its gigafactory…
October 13, 2023
In his speech at a non-union auto workers' facility last week in lieu of a Republican debate performance, former President Donald Trump again made U.S.-Korea trade the focus of his protectionist rhetoric. In outlining what he called his vision for the “revival of economic nationalism,” he boasted over what he believed was “saving American auto…
October 6, 2023
In celebrating seventy years of their security alliance, the United States and Korea exemplify the very best of what a robust economic partnership looks like. With terms like “friend-shoring” and “economic allies” increasingly making their way into beltway policy language, no reflection of the past seventy years of the U.S.-Korea alliance would be complete without…
September 29, 2023
With the final rule regarding the CHIPS Act guardrails released on September 22, Korean chipmakers’ ability to receive U.S. subsidies while maintaining operations in China appears to be on firmer footing. Korean chipmakers had been caught in a form of limbo ever since the U.S. Department of Commerce released the proposed guardrails in March 2023,…