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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 privatization, tax policy, monetary policy, and Turkish-U.S. political and economic issues.
Randazzo's 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. Prior to joining Reason, he worked at The Policy Center in New York, as well as a freelance journalist and legal assistant.
Randazzo graduated from The King's College, in New York City with a B.A. in politics, philosophy, and economics. Additionally, he currently lectures on Turkish politics and economics at The King's College and co-organizes an annual conference on global business and entrepreneurship in Ankara, Turkey.
He splits time between New York City and Washington D.C.
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- Federal Privatization Update
Annual Privatization Report examines privatization and public-private partnership trends at the federal level
Adam Summers, Anthony Randazzo, Steven Titch and Victor Nava
April 15, 2013 - ANALYSIS: Privatization of Financial Regulation is Not Impossible
Subsection of Annual Privatization Report 2013: Federal Government Privatization
Anthony Randazzo and Victor Nava
April 15, 2013 - Ahead of the Curve Issue No. 14: The Economic Mess of the Recovery Act
Happy birthday to the stimulus
Anthony Randazzo
February 26, 2013 - Reducing Federal Spending is the Only Permanent Fiscal Fix
The fiscal cliff deal took a step backwards on spending reform
Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
January 4, 2013 - Fiscal Cliff Proposals Still Promoting Out of Control Spending
Whether we go over the cliff or not, Congress isn't anywhere close to spending responsibly
Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
December 26, 2012 - Unmasking the Mortgage Interest Deduction - Update 2012
Who Benefits and By How Much?
Anthony Randazzo and Dean Stansel
December 12, 2012 - It's Time To Shut Down the Federal Housing Administration
Congress needs to start phasing out the insolvent FHA now, or it is possible taxpayers could be on the hook for yet another massive bailout in 2013
Anthony Randazzo
December 7, 2012 - Obama's Biggest Economic Challenge in 2013
Consumer Debt Creating an Economic Catch-22 in the President's Second Term
Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
November 12, 2012 - The Challenge of Private Debt For the Post-Election Economy
Obama will face slow private debt deleveraging that will hamper economic growth for at least the next few years
Anthony Randazzo
November 9, 2012 - Thinking about Foreclosures and the Fauxcovery
What housing data you should look for in the coming months
Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
October 24, 2012 - New BLS Data Add to Bad Labor Market Story
Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
October 12, 2012 - Obama and Romney Ignored Housing and Debt
President Obama and Gov. Romney keep saying they want America to get back to work, and yet they continue to ignore the biggest obstacles to economic recovery: housing market and private debt
Anthony Randazzo
October 5, 2012 - Violent Protests Mar Draghi and the ECB's False Narrative
Protests in Spain and Greece have shattered the narrative set by the ECB
Anthony Randazzo
September 28, 2012 - How Quantitative Easing Helps the Rich and Soaks the Rest of Us
And why the Occupy movement should be up in arms
Anthony Randazzo
September 17, 2012 - Presidential Debates Should Include Budget Plan Truth
The two candidates for president are not that far apart on federal spending
Anthony Randazzo and Katie Furtick
September 13, 2012 - Don't Believe the Near-Term Housing Data...
...we've not reached a bottom of the market yet
Anthony Randazzo
September 1, 2012 - Does the Paul Ryan Choice Ensure a Real Housing Debate?
Weighing the records of Obama-Biden and Romney-Ryan
Samuel Staley and Anthony Randazzo
August 17, 2012 - Private Debt Is Crippling the Economy
There won't be a recovery until credit card and household debt levels come down
Anthony Randazzo
August 10, 2012 - Picking Apart Krugman's Ridiculous Housing Op-Ed
Anthony Randazzo
August 3, 2012, 4:49pm - High Debt Levels Are Preventing Recovery
Household aggregate debt remains very high on rising consumer credit levels, and this is a significant problem for economic growth
Anthony Randazzo
July 27, 2012 - Americans Resort to Plastic Safety Nets
Americans are starting to borrow once again, they're doing so at an unexpectedly high level, but it's for all the wrong reasons
Victor Nava and Anthony Randazzo
July 20, 2012 - The Fed's Harmful Monetary Policy
From a long-term perspective, the Federal Reserve is doing more harm than good right now to economic stability
Anthony Randazzo
July 18, 2012 - Cities Taking Mortgages with Eminent Domain is a Bad Idea
Both Robert Shiller and city officials in San Bernardino County should reconsider their support for condemning underwater mortgages
Anthony Randazzo
July 6, 2012 - Eminent Domain to "Condemn" Underwater Mortgages: Another Bad Idea
Exploring the debate over principal reduction
Anthony Randazzo
June 29, 2012 - To Help Fix Housing, Disclose Mortgage Addresses
Mortgage investors should have the same privilege as banks
Marc Joffe and Anthony Randazzo
June 24, 2012 - What Twists Will We See from the FOMC Tomorrow?
Victor Nava and Anthony Randazzo
June 19, 2012, 1:36pm - Alnnor Ebrahim Want His 15 Minutes Like Rajan Gupta
Anthony Randazzo
June 19, 2012, 12:50pm - 4 Reasons Why the Housing Market Still Hasn't Recovered
Sometimes leading indicators are deceiving
Anthony Randazzo
June 18, 2012 - Is There An E-Commerce Bubble In Turkey?
The Turkish government should consider carefully whether it is a wise course of action to continue investing in technology startups.
Anthony Randazzo
May 31, 2012 - 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 - Fannie Mae Breaks Its 14 Quarter Bailout Streak
Anthony Randazzo
May 11, 2012, 12:02pm - A Long Slog Ahead on Unemployment
Anthony Randazzo
May 10, 2012, 4:10pm - (Video) Interview on Reason's New Mortgage Reform Study
Anthony Randazzo
May 10, 2012, 2:12pm - 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 - Freddie Mac Takes $19 Million More from Taxpayers
Anthony Randazzo
May 8, 2012, 7:01pm - Video: French and Greek Elections Were Not Proof Austerity Doesn't Work
Anthony Randazzo
May 8, 2012, 10:18am - 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 - A Few Quick Thoughts On Mortgage Rates
Anthony Randazzo
April 30, 2012, 8:48am - Considering Causes of Recessions vs. Rates of Recessions
Anthony Randazzo
April 27, 2012, 3:14pm - GDP Falling Back to 2.2% is Not Surprising
Anthony Randazzo
April 27, 2012, 9:25am - The Fed As Source of Income Inequality
Anthony Randazzo
April 23, 2012, 2:24pm - Durbin Swipe Fee Watch V: Gas Retailers
Victor Nava and Anthony Randazzo
April 23, 2012, 12:20pm - FHFA, DeMarco, and the Politics of Mortgage Modifications
Anthony Randazzo
April 16, 2012, 12:05pm - Sheila Bair on the Prowl, a Guide
Anthony Randazzo
April 16, 2012, 8:40am - Discord in the Fed
Anthony Randazzo
April 12, 2012, 5:07pm - Barry Ritholtz On Housing Pessimism
Anthony Randazzo
April 10, 2012, 2:15pm - 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
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