KAREN DYNAN

KAREN DYNAN is a professor of the practice of economic policy at Harvard University and a nonresident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute of International Economics. She was assistant secretary for economic policy and chief economist at the US Treasury Department from 2014 to 2017.

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Karen Dynan on Regaining Lost Ground in Policy Influence

KAREN DYNAN July 24, 2025

There was a time when economic expertise ruled policy debates at virtually all levels of government. And while trade, taxation, and other important policies are still guided by economic analysis, economists increasingly feel sidelined by politics. In this podcast, Karen Dynan says economists need to engage with policymakers and the public at the level that they can understand if they want to be part of the policy conversation.

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