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Vice President and Co-Director

Karen Dynan

Karen Dynan

Vice President and Co-Director, Economic Studies
Robert S. Kerr Senior Fellow

Karen Dynan is vice president, co-director of the Economic Studies program, and the Robert S. Kerr Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution where she focuses on macroeconomic and household finance issues.



Expertise

Household consumption and saving decisions, household financial security, mortgage servicing, and the effects of financial innovation on economic volatility.

Background

Past Positions
Federal Reserve Board of Governors (1992-2009);
Council of Economic Advisers, Senior Economist (2003-2004);
Johns Hopkins University, Visiting Assistant Professor (1998)

Education

Ph.D., Harvard University, 1992


Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioHow We’re Doing Amid Policy GridlockFebruary 12, 2012The Brookings Institution and The Washington Post
Save to My PortfolioHousehold Deleveraging in 2011: Progress, but More to Come December 19, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioPlaying the HARP: A New Way Forward on Housing?October 25, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioEconomic Growth Wanes, AgainJuly 29, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioHow We're Doing: An Uneven Recovery at Home and AbroadMay 15, 2011The Brookings Institution and The Washington Post
Save to My PortfolioAre Households More Prudent Now?March 29, 2011The Fiscal Times
Save to My PortfolioPolicy Focus Needs to Shift on ForeclosuresMarch 16, 2011The Fiscal Times
Save to My PortfolioThe Top Economic Stories of 2010December 23, 2010The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioHousehold Deleveraging and the Economic RecoveryDecember 09, 2010Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioHousehold Deleveraging and the Outlook for Consumer SpendingDecember 08, 2010Macroeconomic Advisers, LLC 109th Quarterly Outlook Meeting
Save to My PortfolioUnemployment Benefits Cutoff - Heartless Or Tough Love?December 03, 2010POLITICO - The Arena
Save to My PortfolioNeeded: A Reasonable Discussion of Fed PolicyNovember 18, 2010The Financial Times
Save to My PortfolioIs Obama Talking Down the Economy?November 08, 2010POLITICO
Save to My PortfolioHow We're Doing: Uncertainty Ahead of the MidtermsOctober 31, 2010The Brookings Institution and The Washington Post
Save to My PortfolioFinancial Regulation and the Economic Security of Low-Income HouseholdsOctober 18, 2010Institute for Research on Poverty

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