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A Discussion with Mark Zandi, Chief Economist and Cofounder of Moody’s Economy.com, and Tony Hughes, Senior Director of Credit Analytics at Moody's
| Date and Time: | Tuesday, May 26 at 04:00 PM until 05:30 PM |
| Location: | Bossone Research Enterprise Center
3120 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Room: Mitchell Auditorium [Get Directions] |
| Event Type: | General Events |
| Description: | Mark Zandi is chief economist and cofounder of Moody's Economy.com, where he directs the company's research and consulting activities. Moody's Economy.com, a division of Moody's Analytics, provides economic research and consulting services to businesses, governments and other institutions. Mark's research interests include macro, financial and regional economics. His recent research has studied the determinants of mortgage foreclosure and personal bankruptcy, analyzed the economic impact of various tax and government spending policies, and assessed the appropriate policy response to bubbles in asset markets. Mark also conducts regular briefings on the economy. He is quoted often in national and global publications, is frequently interviewed by major news media outlets, and is the author of Financial Shock, an exposé of the subprime financial crisis. Dr. Zandi received his Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania, where he did his research with Gerard Adams and Nobel laureate Lawrence Klein, and received his B.S. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mark Zandi has analyzed the impact of the stimulus program and presented his findings to Congressional leaders as well as to the incoming administration. Tony Hughes is senior director of Credit Analytics at Moody's Economy.com. His main responsibility involves managing the company's credit analysis consulting projects for global lending institutions. An expert applied econometrician, Dr. Hughes also oversees the development of Moody's CreditCycle and manages the data and forecasting products CreditForecast.com and CreditForecast.co.uk. His varied research interests have lately focused on problems associated with loss forecasting and stress testing credit portfolios. Now based in the U.S., Dr. Hughes previously headed the Moody's Economy.com Sydney office, where he was editor of the Asia/Pacific edition of the Dismal Scientist web site and was the company's lead economist in the region. He retains a keen interest in emerging markets and in Asian/Pacific economies. A former academic, Dr. Hughes held positions at the University of Adelaide, the University of New South Wales, and Vanderbilt University, and has published a number of articles in leading statistics and economics journals. He received his Ph.D. in econometrics from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Mark Zandi and Tony Hughes will make a presentation on the economy with some discussion/predictions on the Commercial Real Estate Market. Reception to follow. |
| Contact Person: | Cassandra Brown |
| Contact E-mail: | cassandra.l.brown@drexel.edu |
| Contact Phone: | 215.895.6294 |
