Research and Commentary

Wealth Shocks and Macroeconomic Dynamics

Updated August 2013, Daniel Cooper and Karen Dynan

An Evaluation of Federal Homebuyer Tax Incentives

June 28, 2013, Karen Dynan, Ted Gayer and Natasha Plotkin

An Evaluation of Federal and State Homebuyer Tax Incentives

June 28, 2013, Karen Dynan, Ted Gayer and Natasha Plotkin

The Recent Homebuyer Tax Credit: Evaluation and Lessons for the Future

June 28, 2013, Karen Dynan, Ted Gayer and Natasha Plotkin

Better Ways to Promote Saving through the Tax System

February 26, 2013, Karen Dynan

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

The Evolution of Household Income Volatility

December 2012, Karen Dynan, Douglas Elmendorf and Daniel Sichel

The American Consumer Is Holding Up

December 21, 2012, Karen Dynan

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The U.S. Household Debt Overhang

October 25, 2012, Karen Dynan

Higher Personal Saving: Who Needs It?

October 1, 2012, Karen Dynan

Is a Household Debt Overhang Holding Back Consumption?

Spring 2012, Karen Dynan

How Bright is the Housing Bright Spot?

September 21, 2012, Karen Dynan

The Household Debt Picture: Better, But Still a Drag

September 6, 2012, Karen Dynan

What’s Been Weighing on Consumption? An Overview of the Recent Experiences of Different Types of Households

May 14, 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

Can We Count on the Consumer to Lift Us Out of the Economic Doldrums?

October 28, 2011, Karen Dynan

Playing the HARP: A New Way Forward on Housing?

October 25, 2011, Karen Dynan

What Is Next for the U.S. Economy, Post-Debt Ceiling Debate?

August 2, 2011, Karen Dynan

Economic Growth Wanes, Again

July 29, 2011, Karen Dynan

How We're Doing: An Uneven Recovery at Home and Abroad

May 15, 2011, Alan Berube, Karen Dynan and Domenico Lombardi

Retail Sales and Consumer Spending an Important Part of the Economy

May 12, 2011, Karen Dynan

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