Are We
There Yet?
After years of
dashed hopes,
false bottoms,
and artificial trendbuilders, deciphering
the signs of recovery
requires more
than a traditional
understanding of
the market.
With Daniel Hartley,
Kyle Fee, and Jed Kolko
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Daniel Hartley is a
research economist in
the research department
of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Cleveland. He
is primarily interested
in urban and regional
economics as well as labor economics. His
current work focuses on crime, public housing,
and neighborhood housing market dynamics.
He completed his Ph.D. at the University
of California, Berkeley during the summer
of 2009. He has an MBA in economics and
finance from the University of Chicago and
earned his M.Eng. and a B.S. in electrical
engineering from the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT).
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Kyle Fee is a senior
research analyst in the
research department of
the Federal Reserve Bank
of Cleveland. His work
focuses on economic
development, regional
economics, economic geography, and federal
funds futures probabilities. He has a B.S. in
economics and business administration from
John Carroll University and a master's in urban
studies and economic development from Loyola
University. Before joining the Cleveland Fed in
2007, he worked as an intern in the education
department at the Manufacturing Advocacy &
Growth Network (MAGNET), one of Ohio's
Edison Technology Centers.
Jed Kolko is chief
economist and head of
analytics for Trulia. He
applies a background in
economic development
and research methods to
transform real estate data,
economic trends, and public policy debate into
digestible insights for homebuyers, sellers, and
renters. He was previously with the Public
Policy Institute of California where he advised
policymakers and business leaders. He also held
positions with Forrester Research, the Office
of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight,
the World Bank, and the Progressive Policy
Institute. He earned his AB and Ph.D. from
Harvard University.
