[Interview] Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody’s Analytics, Author, Financial Shock & Paying the Price

Summary: I have made it a point to attend Mark Zandi's economic forecast presentations over the years and had the opportunity to meet and speak with him at the Counselors of Real Estate meeting in Philadelphia a few months ago.  He graciously accepted my invitation to have a conversation with me (via Skype).  In 2009 Time magazine called him The Recession's Hot Wonk.  He's got a more optimistic outlook than consensus at the moment, but he describes his optimism in its proper context during our conversation. Mark is also an author, including Financial Shock: Global Panic and Government Bailouts--How We Got Here and What Must Be Done to Fix It and his new book Paying the Price: The New Economic Mess We Have Created and How to Get Out of It. [iframe http://thehousinghelix.com/embed/embed-generate.php?media=http://thehousinghelix.com.s3.amazonaws.com/thehousinghelix/files/2010/12/2010.12.21-The-Housing-Helix-Podcast-Mark-Zandi-Chief-Economist-Moodys-Analytics.m4a&entry-url=http://thehousinghelix.blogs.millersamuel.com/2010/12/21/1791 320 175]