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Anthony Randazzo is director of economic research for Reason Foundation, a nonprofit think tank advancing free minds and free markets. He specializes in housing finance, financial services regulation, and macroeconomic policy. Randazzo also works frequently on U.S. privatization, tax policy, monetary policy, and trade research.
Prior to joining Reason, Randazzo was operations manager at The Policy Center in New York. Randazzo has also worked as a freelance journalist and a legal assistant. His work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Barron's, The Washington Times, The Detroit News, Chicago Sun-Times, Reason magazine and various other online and print publications.
Randazzo graduated from The King's College, in New York City with a B.A. in politics, philosophy, and economics. He also lectures on modern Turkish politics and economics at The King's College and co-organizes an annual conference on global business and entrepreneurship in Ankara, Turkey.
He works out of Reason Foundation’s Washington, D.C. office.
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Contributions | Out of Control Blog Posts
- High Unemployment the New Normal
The headline unemployment statistics are wrong; unemployment is higher than 8.1 percent and it will be for a while
Anthony Randazzo
May 14, 2012 - How to Restore Trust in Mortgage-Backed Securities
Perpetuating government control of housing finance in today’s era of high deficits is unaffordable
Anthony Randazzo and Marc Joffe
May 10, 2012 - How to Reduce the Government's Trillions In Housing Credit Risk
New ideas for the mortgage reform debate
Anthony Randazzo and Marc Joffe
May 7, 2012 - Restoring Trust in Mortgage-Backed Securities
How the Private Sector Can Return to Mortgage Finance
Marc Joffe and Anthony Randazzo
May 3, 2012 - Privatization, Outsourcing and Insourcing Trends in Federal Government
Federal Government Privatization Chapter of Annual Privatization Report 2011
Adam Summers and Anthony Randazzo
May 1, 2012 - Tidequistadors In Search of Sound Money
A laundry soap has developed as much legitimacy as the dollar to serve as currency, what's going on?
Anthony Randazzo
April 9, 2012 - Refining the Story of the Financial Crises in Europe and the USA
What new information is telling us about the causes of the financial crisis and how they relate to the economy today
Anthony Randazzo and Murat Yulek
April 9, 2012 - The MBS Investor's Case Against the Mortgage Settlement
It is understandable that MBS investors are upset about this, but do they have a case in court?
Anthony Randazzo
March 26, 2012 - No, This Is Not a Housing Recovery
Anyone who says we are in the midst of a housing recovery is wrong
Anthony Randazzo
March 23, 2012 - Financial Crisis Theories Reviewed Series: Peter Wallison Interview, Part 3
The SEC’s lawsuit, Dodd-Frank, and the economic slump
Anthony Randazzo
March 12, 2012 - Financial Crisis Theories Reviewed Series: Peter Wallison Interview, Part 2
Alternate theories of the crisis
Anthony Randazzo
March 7, 2012 - Financial Crisis Theories Reviewed Series: Peter Wallison Interview, Part 1
Housing policy’s role in the crisis
Anthony Randazzo
February 29, 2012 - A Highly Unjust Mortgage Settlement
Whatever justice may appear to have resulted from banks shelling out a few billion dollars, it should not come at the expense of those mortgage investors or taxpayers who did nothing wrong or the economy at large.
Anthony Randazzo
February 27, 2012 - When Greece Defaults
The second European bailout of Greece agreed to this week is just delaying the inevitable.
Anthony Randazzo
February 24, 2012 - A Robo-Signing Deal That Has Almost Nothing to Do with Robo-Signing
How robo-signing victims got the short end of the stick
Anthony Randazzo
February 16, 2012 - Obama's Next Bailout
Home flippers get a sweetheart deal from the government.
Anthony Randazzo
February 6, 2012 - The Fed’s Unstable Housing Reform Foundation
A critique of the ideas in the housing policy white paper the Federal Reserve should not have written
Anthony Randazzo
January 18, 2012 - Chicago Crosses the Line In Trying to Maintain Property Values
Banks that comply with Chicago's new law may be liable for burglary, trespassing, or similar crimes.
Anthony Randazzo
January 6, 2012 - Government Revenue Trends in 2009
Ahead of the Curve: Do state and local governments really have a revenue problem?
Anthony Randazzo and Harris Kenny
December 27, 2011 - Trillion Dollar Bailouts Equal Crony Capitalism
The Federal Reserve was supposed to be a lender of last resort, not an ATM for Wall Street.
Anthony Randazzo
December 12, 2011 - Getting Along With the New Turkey
Governments all over the world should be seeking to partner with Turkey in reshaping a region long fraught with instability and violence
Anthony Randazzo and Murat Yulek
December 2, 2011 - How Government Props Up Big Finance
The financial industry has grown large on the backs of government handouts, manipulated regulation, and taxpayer bailouts
Anthony Randazzo and Marc Joffe
November 28, 2011 - The Fannie and Freddie Conservatorship Cannot Last Forever
Time to end the taxpayer guarantee of mortgage investors
Anthony Randazzo and Christopher Papagianis
November 14, 2011 - Consumers to Dick Durbin, Walmart: Thanks for the New Banking Fees!
As banks conjure up ways to make up for their federally imposed losses, the retail industry is sitting silently on the sidelines enjoying an estimated $7 billion in increased revenue from the transaction fee limitations
James Groth and Anthony Randazzo
November 10, 2011 - The Impact of Fannie and Freddie's Loan Limits
How might increasing the conforming loan limit impact the housing market?
Anthony Randazzo
November 7, 2011 - Stop Mortgage Investor Bailouts
An open letter to Occupy Wall Street
Anthony Randazzo
October 21, 2011 - The Upper-Class Entitlement
It’s time to end the mortgage interest deduction.
Anthony Randazzo and Dean Stansel
October 18, 2011 - Letter to SEC Regarding Assigned Ratings
An assigned ratings system is well-intentioned, but is highly vulnerable to unintended consequences
Anthony Randazzo
September 14, 2011 - Did Fannie Mae Bail Out Bank of America?
Fannie Mae agreed to buy the mortgage servicing rights of a portfolio of loans from BofA, but the purchase price is unknown because absolutely no one is talking
Anthony Randazzo
September 14, 2011 - The Jobs Speech Obama Should Give
AOTC: Solving unemployment requires stripping away unnecessary regulations, encouraging entrepreneurs, and restructuring the American economy.
Anthony Randazzo
September 8, 2011 - The Fed's QE Makes Life Difficult
How quantitative easing is helping investors but hurting households
James Groth and Anthony Randazzo
August 25, 2011 - Ending a Failed Social Policy
A Case for Dropping the Mortgage Interest Deduction
Anthony Randazzo and Dean Stansel
August 19, 2011 - The Myth of the Middle Class Mortgage Deduction
The mortgage interest deduction no longer primarily benefits the middle class
Anthony Randazzo
August 5, 2011 - Reviewing Geithner's Financial Reform Principles Regarding Dodd-Frank
A year has gone by since the Treasury Secretary unfurled his plan, and it is clear that regulators cannot walk Geithner's talk
James Groth and Anthony Randazzo
August 3, 2011 - The Falling Middle Class Deduction
AOTC: Most of the benefits of the mortgage interest deduction are no longer for the middle class
Anthony Randazzo
August 2, 2011 - Unmasking the Mortgage Interest Deduction
Who Benefits And By How Much?
Anthony Randazzo and Dean Stansel
July 28, 2011 - The Failure of Quantitative Easing
A perfect storm brews on the economic horizon while the Fed looks the other way.
Anthony Randazzo and James Groth
July 15, 2011 - Minnesota's Misguided Cigarette Tax
Minnesota failed to fix its budget with a cigarette tax in 2005. And the state will fail if tries again.
Anthony Randazzo and Carson Bruno
July 8, 2011 - A New Blueprint for Recovery
AOTC: What Ails the Economy Today and What to Do About Fixing Tomorrow
Anthony Randazzo
July 8, 2011 - The Turkish Model and Jasmine Revolution
Turkey is not a perfect blueprint for Arab nations seeking reform
Amanda L. Patterson and Anthony Randazzo
July 7, 2011 - The Debt Ceiling Walks the Red Carpet
If Congress and the president can't agree on spending cuts, they should consider ending Fannie and Freddie in exchange for a short-term increase in the debt ceiling.
Anthony Randazzo and Satya Thallam
June 27, 2011 - Fatma Caught Between Secularism and Liberalization
What the re-elected Turkish government should do about its headscarf ban
Stephanie Brewster and Anthony Randazzo
June 17, 2011 - Renters are Fiscally Responsible Too
Three reasons renting should be a part of the American Dream
Anthony Randazzo
June 14, 2011 - Affordable Housing Means Your House Is Worth Less
Consumer advocates have their priorities backwards.
Anthony Randazzo
June 9, 2011 - Obama's Success Hinges on Turkey's Upcoming Election
What the June 12 Turkish elections mean for the Middle East and global finance
Anthony Randazzo
May 25, 2011 - Bin Laden and the Budget Debate
Will the Al Qaeda leader's death impact the unfolding political battles over defense spending and the debt ceiling?
Anthony Randazzo
May 4, 2011 - The Myth of Homeownership Wealth Creation
AOTC: Homeownership is a decent savings account that grows with inflation, but it is not a wealth builder as many believe
Anthony Randazzo
April 26, 2011 - The Fate of the Mortgage Monsters
A great diagnosis of Fannie and Freddie, a weak prescription
Anthony Randazzo
April 18, 2011 - Housing Finance Reform Creeps Forward
After three years of ignoring the mortgage monsters, House Democrats now think Congress is moving too fast to get rid of them.
Anthony Randazzo
April 8, 2011 - A Treasury GSE Management Failure
It is time for Treasury to fulfill it's management responsibility of GSE debt issuances
Anthony Randazzo
March 24, 2011
