Interviews and Podcasts

“Regaining Lost Ground in Policy Influence,” IMF Podcasts, July 24, 2025. Available here.

“There’s a Racial Gap in the Economic Security of Americans Nearing Retirement,” Harvard Kennedy School, June 2024. Available here.

“We’ll Gather Together—Even Though Everything Seems So Much More Expensive,” Harvard Gazette, November 2023. Available here.  

“What We Learned from the COVID Economy,” Harvard GSAS Colloquy Podcast, October 2023. Available here.

“The Economy Keeps Getting Better. Our Moods? Not So Much,” Harvard Gazette, July 2023. Available here.

“U.S. Employment,” FT for Schools Live Interview with Colby Smith, November 2022. Available here. 

“High Inflation: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses,” EconoFact Chats Podcast, June 2022. Available here.

“Bouncing Back Faster: Using Evidence to Ensure Resilient Macroeconomic Policies and Inclusive Growth,” Harvard Center for International Development’s Beyond COVID Podcast, December 2021. Available here.

“What We’ve Learned from Recent Recessions,” EconoFact Chats Podcast, November 2021. Available here.

“Inequality During COVID-19 and Beyond,” EconoFact Chats Podcast, November 2020. Available here.

“COVID-19: Wage Subsidies and Unemployment,” Podcast discussion for the Institute for Government, 2020. 

“Doug Elmendorf and Karen Dynan: How Much Can the Federal Budget Deficit Continue to Grow?” Ask a Harvard Professor Podcast, April 2020. Available here.

“Karen Dynan on the Coronavirus Recession,” Harvard Magazine, March 2020. Available here.

“In Conversation with Karen Dynan,” Washington Center for Equitable Growth, December 2018. Available here. 

“Interview with Karen Dynan,” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland ForeFront Magazine, vol. 3, Fall 2012. Available here.