The Fiscal Policy Forum (FPF) aims to bring together fiscal experts from academia, think tanks, international organizations, and governments from the U.S., South Korea, and Europe to foster knowledge sharing on fiscal policies, legal frameworks, and related topics. The FPF will also explore the intersection of fiscal policy with issues such as sustainability in budgeting, supply chain challenges, demographic shifts, national debt, and redistribution. The FPF includes educational programs for GW students and faculty and officials from the South Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance; virtual workshops for officials, students, and practitioners; and a policy conference open to the public on October 1st and 2nd, 2025, in Washington DC. The Forum is made possible by a generous grant provided by the KDI School of Public Policy and Management.
Upcoming Events
This two-day conference will bring together government officials, scholars, and practitioners from the U.S. and Korea to exchange perspectives on fiscal and budget policy and to foster dialogue and collaboration across stakeholders. Together we will explore various issues ranging from global trade policy shifts to demographic challenges, debt management, geopolitics, innovation policy and R&D, energy transformations, AI, and more, across both the U.S. and the Korean contexts.
The conference will feature keynote remarks from Maya MacGuineas (President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget) and Douglas Holtz-Eakin (President of the American Action Forum).
Speakers include Robert Atkinson, Wendy Edelberg, Martha Gimbel, Henry Haggard, Michael Horrigan, Randall Jones, Danny Leipziger, Tami Overby, Elena Patel, Jessica Riedl, Jay Shambaugh, Tara Sinclair, Kent Smetters, Darrell M. West, Alan Wm. Wolff, Shahid Yusuf, and more!
Date: [October 1-2, 2025]
Location: [Room 602, Lindner Family Commona Elliott School of International Affairs or Virtual via Zoom]
Meet the Fiscal Policy Forum Team
Hae Kyung “Haley” Ahn
Program Manager
Kyle Renner
Program Manager
Daeeun Bae
Ph.D. Research Assistant
InJung Cho
Ph.D. Research Assistant
Infographics
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Industrial Policy in a Modern Supply Side Economics Framework
Presented by Dr. Tara Sinclair
Overview of U.S. Fiscal System, the U.S. Policymaking Process, and
Challenges of Political Polarization
Presented by Mike Murphy
Fiscal Policy Impacts on Low and Moderate-Income Family Well-Being
Presented by Dr. Gbenga Ajilore
Korean and U.S. Fiscal Issues
Presented by Dr. Danny Leipziger
Note: Infographics created by InJung Cho, Ph.D. Research Assistant, based on presentation summaries prepared by Daeeun Bae, Ph.D. Research Assistant. Content reviewed by Program Managers Hae Kyung “Haley” Ahn and Kyle Renner.
Korea-U.S. Fiscal Policy Forum April Education Program | April 13-17, 2025
