Karen Dynan

American economist

  1. I am a debt hawk now, given how things have evolved. We have seen things happen in financial markets, particularly Treasury borrowing rates, that have made me think this is a bigger challenge than I thought it was a couple years ago.
    Karen Dynan · Planet Money · Is our national debt finally too much? (update) · 2026-09-23
  2. I think it does feel a little bit like we're walking out on the ice and basically taking reassurance from the fact that it hasn't cracked yet.
    Karen Dynan · Planet Money · Is our national debt finally too much? (update) · 2026-09-23
  3. The scary thing about high debt is that you can get a snowballing of debt because of interest costs.
    Karen Dynan · Planet Money · Is our national debt finally too much? (update) · 2026-09-23