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Mark zandi presents new fundamentals of urban and real estate economics georgetown university
Mark Zandi is chief economist of Moody's Analytics, where he directs economic research. He is co-founder of Economy.com, which was acquired by Moody's Analytics in 2005. Prior to founding Economy.com, Zandi was a regional economist at Chase Econometrics.
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- Mark zandi presents new fundamentals of urban and real estate economics georgetown university
- Mark zandi on moody s analytics
- Early Life and education
- Writings
- Testimonies
- Studies
- References

Zandi’s broad research interests encompass macroeconomics, financial markets and public policy. His recent research has focused on mortgage finance reform and the determinants of mortgage foreclosure and personal bankruptcy. He has analyzed the economic impact of various tax and government spending policies and assessed the appropriate monetary policy response to bubbles in asset markets.

He has been a guest on CNBC, NPR, Meet the Press, CNN, and various other national networks and news programs. Zandi is also a regular op-ed contributor to The Washington Post and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Zandi's analysis of the impact of an economic stimulus package on the United States economy was cited by Christina Romer and Jared Bernstein in their report on President Barack Obama's proposed American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan, which became the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Mark zandi on moody s analytics
Early Life and education
Mark Zandi was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and is of Iranian descent. The son of Professor Iraj Zandi, he grew up in Radnor, Pennsylvania. His surname of "Zandi" comes from the Zand dynasty (formally known as the Zandieh dynasty), which ruled southern and south-central Iran (1750–1794) in the eighteenth century.
Zandi received B.S. in economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Writings
Zandi is the author of the following books: