Research and Commentary

Want a Stronger Economic Recovery? Encourage More Home Refinancing

February 20, 2013, Karen Dynan

American Households and the Continuing Economic Recovery

January 24, 2013, Karen Dynan and Mark S. Sniderman

Is a Household Debt Overhang Holding Back Consumption?

Spring 2012, Karen Dynan

How Bright is the Housing Bright Spot?

September 21, 2012, Karen Dynan

Addressing the Problems in the U.S. Housing Market

March 7, 2012, Karen Dynan

How We’re Doing Amid Policy Gridlock

February 12, 2012, Karen Dynan, Ted Gayer and Darrell M. West

@ Brookings Podcast: Consumer Holiday Spending Boosts Economy

December 23, 2011, Karen Dynan

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Household Deleveraging in 2011: Progress, but More to Come

December 19, 2011, Karen Dynan

Playing the HARP: A New Way Forward on Housing?

October 25, 2011, Karen Dynan

Policy Focus Needs to Shift on Foreclosures

March 16, 2011, Karen Dynan

The Government’s Role in the Housing Finance System: Where Do We Go From Here?

February 9, 2011, Karen Dynan and Ted Gayer

Expect More Defaults and Foreclosures Over the Next Year

December 17, 2010, Karen Dynan

Household Deleveraging and the Economic Recovery

December 9, 2010, Karen Dynan

Household Deleveraging and the Outlook for Consumer Spending

December 8, 2010, Karen Dynan

Even in a Stagnant Market, There Are Benefits to Homeownership

August 27, 2010, Karen Dynan

Household Leveraging and Deleveraging

May 20, 2010, Karen Dynan

The Status Report: Obama's Effort to Restore Economic Confidence

January 11, 2010, Martin Neil Baily and Karen Dynan

Karen Dynan and Alan Berube Comment on the Second “How We’re Doing” Index

November 15, 2009, Alan Berube and Karen Dynan

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How We're Doing: What's Blocking the Recovery

November 15, 2009, Alan Berube, Karen Dynan and Ted Gayer

Designing Loan Modifications to Address the Mortgage Crisis and the Making Home Affordable Program

October 2009, Larry Cordell, Karen Dynan, Andreas Lehnert, Nellie Liang and Eileen Mauskopf